NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sean D. Cunningham, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA

Sean D. Cunningham, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1023001559, issued on Aug 30, 2005. Check the license (Iowa MD-20853, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023001559
Name
Sean D. Cunningham
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD-20853 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1215 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone
(515) 875-9092
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2023
Fax
(515) 875-9828
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091203000096); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1976
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1215 Pleasant St

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  6. Cassandra Burch, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861755985

Verify Sean D. Cunningham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,447 Medicare Part D claims for 600 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 119 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sean Cunningham7,447
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium648 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate357 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium317 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium314 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide258 claims
  6. Lisinopril204 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

  1. The Iowa Clinic PCDes Moines, IA

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

Sean D. Cunningham among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa

Sean D. 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
  • Graduated1976 · 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).

226 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines

They are 226 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Bunge, MDDes Moines, IA 503091568460012
  2. John Carstensen, MDDes Moines, IA 503091851378012
  3. Christopher Covert, DODes Moines, IA 503091891772968
  4. Steven Craig, MDDes Moines, IA 503091316924491
  5. Carole Frier, D.O.Des Moines, IA 503091730151374
  6. Richard Gloor, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091770577769
  7. Todd Jensen, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091952396616
  8. Cynthia Juhler, D.O.Des Moines, IA 503091649279522

Common questions

What is Sean D. Cunningham, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sean D. Cunningham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023001559, issued on Aug 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sean D. Cunningham, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 875-9092. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sean D. Cunningham, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-20853, 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 Sean D. Cunningham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sean D. Cunningham, M.D. had 7,447 Medicare Part D claims for 600 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.