NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph R. Cunningham, MD

Surgery Physician · Aiken, SC

Joseph R. Cunningham, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Aiken, South Carolina, and NPI 1477644623, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 8089, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477644623
Name
Joseph R. Cunningham
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
8089 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
302 University Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801
Phone
(803) 641-5000
Enumerated
Sep 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 641-5670
Medicaid ID
080897 SC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 302 University Parkway

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  6. Donna Mayo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326234253

Verify Joseph R. Cunningham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 8089
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Cunningham15
  2. Specialty average147

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): 70.1 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 score48.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  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).

Joseph R. Cunningham among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina

Joseph R. Cunningham, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven BoehmAiken, SC 298011336768530
  2. Deanna Caruso, MDAiken, SC 298011801416821
  3. Frank Chase, MDAiken, SC 298011710977947
  4. Allison Enter, M.D.Aiken, SC 298011437372257
  5. Wayne Frei, MDAiken, SC 298011689639296
  6. James Hagan, M.D.Aiken, SC 298011609826403
  7. Jack Ratliff, MDAiken, SC 298011235194515
  8. Lorenzo Sampson, MDAiken, SC 298011346213220

Common questions

What is Joseph R. Cunningham, MD's NPI number?

Joseph R. Cunningham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477644623, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph R. Cunningham, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 302 University Parkway, Aiken, SC, 29801. Phone: (803) 641-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph R. Cunningham, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 8089, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph R. Cunningham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph R. Cunningham, MD had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph R. Cunningham, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.1 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.

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.