Leigh Cunningham, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Leigh Cunningham, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1508199522, issued on Sep 9, 2009. Check the license (Texas 44247, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leigh Cunningham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 44247 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Baylor Plz, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 798-4857
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130731000736); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leigh Cunningham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 44247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
269 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl29 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl29 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl22 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl21 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate17 claims
- Sertraline Hcl17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leigh Cunningham among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Leigh Cunningham, M.D. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 54% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patricia Butler, M.D.Houston, TX 770301174557185
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- Inna D'Empaire, MDHouston, TX 770301710904511
- Elizabeth David, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184642423
- Herbert Dorfan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301346245636
- Laura Marsh, M.D.Houston, TX 770301619903770
- Anu Matorin, M.D.Houston, TX 770301780618710
Common questions
What is Leigh Cunningham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Leigh Cunningham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508199522, issued on Sep 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leigh Cunningham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Baylor Plz, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-4857. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leigh Cunningham, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 44247, 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 Leigh Cunningham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leigh Cunningham, M.D. had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leigh Cunningham, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 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.