Robert M Cunningham , MB CHB MPH FACS
Surgery โข Council Bluffs, IA
201 Ridge St Ste 214
Council Bluffs, IA 515034643
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NPI assigned on July 23, 2013; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 602 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 56 service units.
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 30 service units.
- 99222 โ Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making: 27 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 31 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 86 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 41 prescription fills, including refills.
- Pantoprazole Sodium โ 17 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ibuprofen โ 15 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Iowa (2024, 165 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 218. Middle half: 108 to 446.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 235 in 2021 to 602 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
201 Ridge St Ste 214
Council Bluffs, IA 515034643
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Sioux City, IA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation; Physicians Clinic Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2011
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
123 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $19,067 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $15,890 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
118 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$790 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $6,322.46 across 40 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Travel and Lodging: $3,371.36 across 17 records.
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program: $1,461.00 across 2 records.
- Food and Beverage: $1,185.10 across 20 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 12)
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.: $1,594.52 across 3 records.
- Davol Inc.: $1,430.90 across 3 records.
- Medtronic, Inc.: $1,343.18 across 14 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
15 years (graduated 2011)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2011 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2013
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Robert Cunningham has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Robert Cunningham as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Council Bluffs and Iowa
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Iowa (2024, 165 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 218. Middle half: 108 to 446.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Council Bluffs have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Iowa (2024, 165 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $26,263. Middle half: $10,824 to $51,039.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Council Bluffs have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Iowa (2024, 165 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,774. Middle half: $8,669 to $39,413.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Council Bluffs have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Iowa (2024, 221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 61. Middle half: 23 to 126.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Council Bluffs have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Iowa (2024, 221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $320. Middle half: $87 to $2,116.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Council Bluffs have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
9 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Council Bluffs, IA (437 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 156% from 235 in 2021 to 602 in 2024.
- 2021: 235
- 2022: 2,397
- 2023: 4,457
- 2024: 602
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 172% from $6,998 in 2021 to $19,067 in 2024.
- 2021: $6,998
- 2022: $72,314
- 2023: $84,168
- 2024: $19,067
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 163% from $6,034 in 2021 to $15,890 in 2024.
- 2021: $6,034
- 2022: $60,930
- 2023: $73,891
- 2024: $15,890
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 110% from 41 in 2018 to 86 in 2024.
- 2018: 41
- 2019: 32
- 2022: 259
- 2023: 248
- 2024: 86
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 102% from 58 in 2018 to 118 in 2024.
- 2018: 58
- 2019: 42
- 2022: 369
- 2023: 401
- 2024: 118
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $460 in 2018 to $790 in 2024.
- 2018: $460
- 2019: $575
- 2022: $4,956
- 2023: $4,503
- 2024: $790
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $178.99 in 2021 to $6,322.46 in 2025.
- 2021: $178.99
- 2022: $11,299.24
- 2023: $1,833.60
- 2024: $2,522.59
- 2025: $6,322.46
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 40 records totaling $6,322.46.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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Product in Development | General | $1,315.00 |
| Davol Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $782.71 |
| Davol Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $586.19 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $437.39 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PROGRIP | General | $388.66 |
| Analog Devices Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $305.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PROGRIP | General | $225.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PROGRIP | General | $225.00 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $177.57 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $155.39 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $154.11 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROGRIP | General | $149.77 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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Product in Development | General | $146.00 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial | General | $133.52 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $129.04 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $126.48 |
| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Echelon Flex | General | $125.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PROGRIP | General | $100.00 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $73.96 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PROGRIP | General | $66.02 |
| Davol Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $62.00 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $50.23 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SIGNIA | General | $39.03 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $38.13 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PROGRIP | General | $36.61 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2020โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2021โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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56 | 28 | $182.00 | $72.72 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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30 | 30 | $354.00 | $153.99 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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27 | 27 | $300.00 | $120.01 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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20 | 13 | $237.00 | $118.51 |
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80061
Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
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19 | 15 | $55.00 | $13.12 |
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82607
Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level
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19 | 15 | $62.00 | $14.78 |
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84443
Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
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19 | 15 | $69.00 | $16.46 |
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84550
Uric acid level, blood
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19 | 15 | $50.00 | $4.43 |
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85027
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
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19 | 15 | $42.00 | $6.34 |
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82040
Albumin (protein) level
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18 | 14 | $14.00 | $4.85 |
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82247
Bilirubin level, total
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18 | 14 | $14.00 | $4.92 |
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82306
Vitamin d-3 level
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18 | 14 | $124.00 | $29.01 |
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82310
Calcium level, total
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18 | 14 | $15.00 | $5.06 |
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82435
Blood chloride level
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18 | 14 | $15.00 | $4.51 |
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83540
Iron level
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18 | 14 | $26.00 | $6.34 |
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83735
Magnesium level
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18 | 14 | $60.00 | $6.57 |
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84100
Phosphate level
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18 | 14 | $60.00 | $4.65 |
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84134
Prealbumin (protein) level
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18 | 14 | $60.00 | $14.30 |
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84295
Blood sodium level
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18 | 14 | $15.00 | $4.71 |
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84450
Liver enzyme (sgot), level
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18 | 14 | $20.00 | $5.08 |
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84460
Liver enzyme (sgpt), level
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18 | 14 | $20.00 | $5.19 |
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84520
Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative
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18 | 14 | $15.00 | $3.87 |
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82565
Blood creatinine level
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17 | 13 | $15.00 | $5.02 |
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82746
Folic acid level, serum
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17 | 13 | $60.00 | $14.41 |
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82947
Blood glucose (sugar) level
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17 | 13 | $15.00 | $3.85 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 41 | 132 | $155.54 | 40 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 17 | 1,470 | $492.41 | 13 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 15 | 145 | $58.01 | 15 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 13 | 89 | $83.79 | 12 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-06-30NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20240203000079
IA
1254569247
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation
2730 Pierce St, Sioux City, IA 511043796
Phone: 7122348725
Physicians Clinic Inc
201 Ridge St, Council Bluffs, IA 515034643
Phone: 7123964320
Secondary Practice Locations
2730 Pierce St Ste 300a
Sioux City, IA 511043796
Phone: 7122348725
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Specialist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 201 RIDGE ST STE 214, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 515034643 (Tel: 7123964320)
Registered at PO BOX 3755, OMAHA, NE 681030755 (Tel: 4023542200)
Registered at 2730 PIERCE ST STE 300A, SIOUX CITY, IA 511043796 (Tel: 7122348725)
Registered at 2730 PIERCE ST STE 300A, SIOUX CITY, IA 511043796 (Tel: 7122348725)
Recorded as ROBERT CUNNINGHAM, MB CHB MPH FACS
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IA MD-52296)
Registered at 23401 PRAIRIE STAR PKWY STE B-300, LENEXA, KS 662277268 (Tel: 9136776319)
Registered at UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER 42ND AND EMILE ST, OMAHA, NE 681980001 (Tel: 4025594000)
Registered at UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER 42ND AND EMILE ST, OMAHA, NE 681980001 (Tel: 4025594000)
Recorded as ROBERT CUNNINGHAM, MB BCH BAO
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: PA MD462790)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 55 FRUIT ST., MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, BOSTON, MA 02114 (Tel: 6177262800)
Registered at 55 FRUIT ST., MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, BOSTON, MA 02114 (Tel: 6177262800)
Recorded as ROBERT CUNNINGHAM, MBBCH
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MA L-255528)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Council Bluffs
- Dr. Gregory Stanislav, MD
- Stacey Burmeister
- Dr. David Mortensen, MD
- Sebastian Lane
- Dr. Patrick Ahrens, MD
- Dr. Michael Zlomke, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 3755
Omaha, NE 681030755
Phone: 4023542200