Dr. Carson C. Cunningham, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 375
- Medicare patients, 2026
- 232
- Part D claims, 2026
- 162
- MIPS score, 2026
- 77
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1701 Lacey St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
- Practice phone
- Call (573) 334-4822
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Carson C. Cunningham is a general surgeon in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Dr. Cunningham practices at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, part of Mercy.
Dr. Cunningham's NPI, 1861477218, was assigned on December 8, 2005. Dr. Cunningham graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1997. Dr. Cunningham holds Missouri license 2016007347.
- NPI
- 1861477218NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9638112592
- NPI enumeration date
- December 8, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (573) 334-4822
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Carson C. Cunningham practices at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Dr. Cunningham's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Southeast, at 1701 Lacey St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 in Cape Girardeau County. The practice phone is (573) 334-4822.
- Mercy Hospital Southeast1701 Lacey St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 · Cape Girardeau CountyPhone(573) 334-4822
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Carson C. Cunningham is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Cunningham's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, part of Mercy. Dr. Cunningham is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital Perry. The medical group on file is Saint Francis Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cunningham to 1 more hospital, 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Carson C. Cunningham's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cunningham practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Carson C. Cunningham is one of 593 general surgeons in Missouri
Surgery is Dr. Cunningham's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Cunningham's licenses on file in 2 states: Missouri and Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, MissouriPrimary
- Louisiana license
General surgeons near Dr. Cunningham
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Carson C. Cunningham billed Medicare for 375 services in 2024
CMS data shows 375 Medicare services from Dr. Cunningham across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 232 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,918 for them.
Dr. Cunningham's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1492024: 302103%
- Surgery
- 2023: 112024: 49345%
- Imaging
- 2023: 232024: 244%
Where Dr. Cunningham's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office15241%
- In a facility22359%
Dr. Cunningham compared with the Missouri median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Cunningham
- Missouri median
- Medicare services
- 375vs 1692.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 232vs 12783% above
- Part D claims
- 107vs 412.6 times
Medians across 570 general surgeons in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cunningham's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Carson C. Cunningham treated 232 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 72
CMS counts 232 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cunningham in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 95 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.81, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cunningham's median patient age at 68, with 51% women.
Dr. Cunningham's Medicare patients by age, 2026
Dr. Cunningham's Medicare patients by sex, 2026
- Women10445%
- Men12855%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cunningham's Medicare patients, 2026
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol72%
- Arthritis50%
- Diabetes40%
- COPD36%
- Anxiety35%
- Mood disorders34%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cunningham's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data
Dr. Carson C. Cunningham wrote 162 Medicare Part D claims in 2026
In 2026, Dr. Cunningham wrote 162 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 107 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $253 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 98 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Cunningham's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026
- Generic159 claims98%
- Brand-name and other3 claims2%
Dr. Cunningham's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cunningham's Part D claims, 2026
- Opioids67%108 of 162 claims
- Antibiotics16%26 of 162 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 982024: 1079%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 3 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data
Dr. Carson C. Cunningham scored 77 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2026
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 77 out of 100 for Dr. Cunningham for performance year 2026, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cunningham accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Cunningham, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Cunningham's MIPS scores, performance year 2026
- 77of 100Final score
- 60of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Cunningham ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 81st percentile15 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2026 data; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Carson C. Cunningham received $14,631 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 181 general payments to Dr. Cunningham from 38 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 41% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,704.
General payments to Dr. Cunningham by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cunningham by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$6,00541%
- Travel and lodging$4,56931%
- Education$4,00027%
- Consulting fees$570%
Companies that paid Dr. Cunningham the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Carson C. Cunningham graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport
Dr. Cunningham graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1997.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Carson C. Cunningham's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Carson C. Cunningham's NPI number?
Dr. Carson C. Cunningham's NPI number is 1861477218. It was assigned on December 8, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Carson C. Cunningham?
Dr. Carson C. Cunningham is a general surgeon in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Carson C. Cunningham practice?
Dr. Cunningham practices at 1701 Lacey St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Dr. Cunningham's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, part of Mercy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cunningham to 1 hospital, 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, and a free account names each one.
What is Dr. Carson C. Cunningham's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cunningham is (573) 334-4822. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.
What is Dr. Carson C. Cunningham's email address?
Dmand AI checks professional and personal email addresses for Dr. Cunningham through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. They are available with a free Dmand AI account.
What is Dr. Carson C. Cunningham's medical license number?
Dr. Cunningham holds Missouri license 2016007347, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Carson C. Cunningham been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cunningham in Missouri and Louisiana.
Which hospitals is Dr. Carson C. Cunningham affiliated with?
Dr. Cunningham practices at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Cunningham is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital Perry. Dmand AI links Dr. Cunningham to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.
What medical group is Dr. Carson C. Cunningham part of?
Dr. Cunningham is linked to Saint Francis Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Cunningham to 3 more medical groups, named with a free account.
Who does Dr. Carson C. Cunningham practice with?
Dmand AI links 439 HCPs to Dr. Cunningham's primary medical group, 11 of them general surgeons. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.
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Does Dr. Carson C. Cunningham accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cunningham billed Medicare for 375 services in 2024, and Dr. Cunningham accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Carson C. Cunningham's MIPS score?
Dr. Cunningham's MIPS final score for performance year 2026 is 77 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Carson C. Cunningham see?
CMS counts 232 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cunningham in 2026, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Carson C. Cunningham bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cunningham's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. Carson C. Cunningham go to medical school?
Dr. Cunningham graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1997.
What drugs does Dr. Carson C. Cunningham prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cunningham's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Carson C. Cunningham received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $14,631 in general payments to Dr. Cunningham from 38 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Carson C. Cunningham been practicing?
Dr. Cunningham graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
What EHR does Dr. Carson C. Cunningham's practice use?
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Mercy Hospital Southeast and at 3 more sites and 3 medical groups. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.
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