Kevin James Cunningham, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · West Des Moines, IA
Kevin James Cunningham, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1003809831, issued on Aug 26, 2005. Check the license (Iowa MD-21146, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin James Cunningham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD-21146 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 875-9192
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2023
- Fax
- (515) 875-9193
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100118000119); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kevin James Cunningham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-21146Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,445 Medicare Part D claims for 654 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 202 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium561 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium462 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium326 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium258 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate248 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate237 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Iowa Clinic PCWest Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin James Cunningham among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa
Kevin James Cunningham, M.D. is one of 871 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2008 among the 386 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 22 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Kevin James Cunningham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kevin James Cunningham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003809831, issued on Aug 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin James Cunningham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 875-9192. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin James Cunningham, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-21146, 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 Kevin James Cunningham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin James Cunningham, M.D. had 8,445 Medicare Part D claims for 654 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.