NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin John Cunningham, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Plano, TX

Benjamin John Cunningham, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Plano, Texas, and NPI 1568452084, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (Texas L3618, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568452084
Name
Benjamin John Cunningham
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
L3618 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 Coit RD Ste 104, Plano, TX 75075
Phone
(877) 314-8990
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2005
Record last updated
May 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(866) 741-2685
Medicaid ID
178955401 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050729000301); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1995
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1600 Coit RD Ste 104

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cyrus Abbaschian, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1265662100
  2. Ioannis Avramis, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1457513012
  3. Wayne Bauknight, M.DNeurology Physician1558627067
  4. Christian Cajavilca, MDVascular Neurology Physician1043630080
  5. Huy Nguyen, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1275988602
  6. Keyur Patel, M.D.Neurology Physician1992937106

Verify Benjamin John Cunningham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

26 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Cunningham26
  2. Specialty average346

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%42.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $364.82

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Cunningham$365
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mch Professional CareOdessa, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin John Cunningham among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Benjamin John Cunningham, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cyrus Abbaschian, MDPlano, TX 750751265662100
  2. Ioannis Avramis, M.D.Plano, TX 750751457513012
  3. Anthony Toan Nguyen, DOProsper, TX 750781831639780
  4. Sheena Black, MDMcKinney, TX 750711609165919
  5. Eitan Ingall, M.D.McKinney, TX 750711447780689
  6. Daniel Weglein, MDMcKinney, TX 750711558552745
  7. William Humeniuk, M.D.McKinney, TX 750701689733107
  8. Terry Madsen, M.D.Richardson, TX 750801518071653

Common questions

What is Benjamin John Cunningham, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin John Cunningham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568452084, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin John Cunningham, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Coit RD Ste 104, Plano, TX, 75075. Phone: (877) 314-8990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin John Cunningham, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L3618, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin John Cunningham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin John Cunningham, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Benjamin John Cunningham, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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