Richard B. Cunningham, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Frisco, CO
Richard B. Cunningham, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Frisco, Colorado, and NPI 1841296720, issued on Jun 24, 2005. Check the license (Colorado DR.0041247, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard B. Cunningham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- DR.0041247 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 360 Peak One Dr Ste 180, Frisco, CO 80443
- Phone
- (970) 668-3633
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2025
- Fax
- (970) 668-4406
- Medicaid ID
- 42673267 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040607000027); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records → All 151 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 360 Peak One Dr Ste 180
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Begg, PAPhysician Assistant1730144056
- Annie Bowen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1043359136
- Christopher Cail, PA-C, ATCPhysician Assistant1225706542
- Erik Dorf, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1891902789
- John Paul Elton, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1962683201
- Matt Gnirke, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1306257621
Verify Richard B. Cunningham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0041247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
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: $16.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Avanos Medical. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- Vail-Summit Orthopaedics PCFrisco, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard B. Cunningham among 151 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Colorado
Richard B. Cunningham, M.D. is one of 151 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 90% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2007 among the 107 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records list a practice address in Frisco
They are 10 of the 397 NPPES records with a practice address in Frisco, and 151 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Colorado.
All 151 in Colorado → Every provider in Frisco → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Abbott, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431871599753
- Gregory Carlson, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431609253632
- Leon Chipman, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431760488639
- Erik Dorf, MDFrisco, CO 804431891902789
- John Gottlieb, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431710983697
- William Gottlieb, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431780680660
- Peter Janes, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431326044215
- John Joseph, MDFrisco, CO 804431477527679
Common questions
What is Richard B. Cunningham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard B. Cunningham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841296720, issued on Jun 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard B. Cunningham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 360 Peak One Dr Ste 180, Frisco, CO, 80443. Phone: (970) 668-3633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard B. Cunningham, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0041247, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard B. Cunningham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard B. Cunningham, M.D. had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard B. Cunningham, M.D.'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.