Laura L. Cunningham, PA
Physician Assistant · West Des Moines, IA
Laura L. Cunningham, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1326424904, issued on Aug 5, 2015. Check the license (Iowa 079034, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura L. Cunningham
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 079034 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1441 29TH St Ste 211, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 227-6065
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2024
- Fax
- (833) 907-2405
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150825004412); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura L. Cunningham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 079034Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
446 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl90 claims
- Mirtazapine53 claims
- Lorazepam27 claims
- Trazodone Hcl26 claims
- Vilazodone Hcl24 claims
- Clonazepam17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $26,510.44
133 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Focused Life Health Care PCWest Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura L. Cunningham among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa
Laura L. Cunningham, PA is one of 1,525 physician assistant records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 48% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
119 physician assistant records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 119 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.
All 1,525 in Iowa → Every provider in West Des Moines → Physician Assistant nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Laura L. Cunningham, PA's NPI number?
Laura L. Cunningham, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326424904, issued on Aug 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura L. Cunningham, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1441 29TH St Ste 211, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 227-6065. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura L. Cunningham, PA's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 079034, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura L. Cunningham, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura L. Cunningham, PA had 446 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.