NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Harold Cunningham, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Waterloo, IA

Brian Harold Cunningham, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1619009537, issued on Mar 9, 2007. Check the license (Iowa 37170, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619009537
Name
Brian Harold Cunningham
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
37170 IA
TEP 5009 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1825 Logan Ave, Waterloo, IA 50703
Phone
(319) 235-3697
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 21, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 235-3844
Medicaid ID
0798371 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100920001189); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2004
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 1825 Logan Ave

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

  1. Paula Anderson, ARNPNurse Practitioner1992744569
  2. Rajeev Anugu, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1851576946
  3. Katie Baker, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1518387893
  4. Brandon Beauchamp, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1982637112
  5. Wayde Blumhardt, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528011996
  6. Zubair Hassan Bodla, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1427710698

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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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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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

121 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Cunningham121
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin26 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate12 claims

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score90.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital LLCOmaha, NE

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

Brian Harold Cunningham among 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa

Brian Harold Cunningham, M.D. is one of 509 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2012 among the 231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Waterloo

They are 19 of the 1,512 NPPES records with a practice address in Waterloo, and 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katie Baker, DOWaterloo, IA 507031518387893
  2. Brandon Beauchamp, DOWaterloo, IA 507031982637112
  3. Robert Dekoster, M.D.Waterloo, IA 507031417926643
  4. William Fangman, MDWaterloo, IA 507031457611931
  5. Edward Herold, D.O.Waterloo, IA 507031326026279
  6. Kendall Kurt, M.D.Waterloo, IA 507031205826443
  7. Joseph Kwofie, DOWaterloo, IA 507031891953543
  8. Todd Lawrence, M.D.Waterloo, IA 507031790772614

Common questions

What is Brian Harold Cunningham, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brian Harold Cunningham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619009537, issued on Mar 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Harold Cunningham, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1825 Logan Ave, Waterloo, IA, 50703. Phone: (319) 235-3697. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Harold Cunningham, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 37170, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brian Harold Cunningham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Harold Cunningham, M.D. had 121 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brian Harold Cunningham, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. 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.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.