NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Shannon Cunningham, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Clinton, MD

Paul Shannon Cunningham, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Clinton, Maryland, and NPI 1093881344, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0044573, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093881344
Name
Paul Shannon Cunningham
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
D0044573 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9131 Piscataway RD Ste 150, Clinton, MD 20735
Phone
(301) 868-8300
Enumerated
Nov 28, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 31, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(301) 868-7250
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050921000283); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1988
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 9131 Piscataway RD Ste 150

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

  1. Tameka Gabourel-Anthony, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699439091
  2. Keita Vanterpool, D.C.Specialist1326169541

Verify Paul Shannon Cunningham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,556 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.

  1. Paul Cunningham2,556
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost901 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate238 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate228 claims
  4. Dorzolamide Hcl130 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol128 claims
  6. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone97 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $533.86

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Cunningham$533.86
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Paul Shannon CunninghamClinton, MD

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

Paul Shannon Cunningham among 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland

Paul Shannon Cunningham, MD is one of 588 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2002 among the 369 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Maryland

There are 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hector Rojas MartinezClinton, MD 207351861949745
  2. Azeb Telahun, MDClinton, MD 207351487746228
  3. Lamees Ashker, M.D.Riverdale, MD 207371790908051
  4. Shelly Belson, M.D.Riverdale, MD 207371952355463
  5. Eric Fleischer, MDRiverdale, MD 207371902861354
  6. Paul GoodmanRiverdale, MD 207371932498482
  7. Michael Summerfield, M.D.Riverdale, MD 207371588690358
  8. Deborah Wilson, M.D.Riverdale, MD 207371174578744

Common questions

What is Paul Shannon Cunningham, MD's NPI number?

Paul Shannon Cunningham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093881344, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Shannon Cunningham, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9131 Piscataway RD Ste 150, Clinton, MD, 20735. Phone: (301) 868-8300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Shannon Cunningham, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0044573, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paul Shannon Cunningham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Shannon Cunningham, MD had 2,556 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Paul Shannon Cunningham, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.