Dr. Brian Harold Cunningham , MD
Emergency Medicine • Waterloo, IA
1825 Logan Ave, Emergency Department
Waterloo, IA 507031916
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Brian Cunningham is listed in NPPES under Emergency Medicine.
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NPI assigned on March 9, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 240 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99285 — Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making: 116 service units.
- 99284 — Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making: 97 service units.
- 99283 — Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making: 27 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 66 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Cephalexin — 26 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 15 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav) — 13 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – 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 · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Waterloo, IA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 361. Middle half: 225 to 522.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Iowa (2024, 280 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 298. Middle half: 167 to 495.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,085 in 2018 to 240 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1825 Logan Ave
Emergency Department
Waterloo, IA 507031916
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital Llc. 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
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine
2004
What Public CMS Data Show
Emergency Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
248 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $30,748 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $24,001 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
66 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
$496 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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $14.67 in 2019
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2019.
Years since graduation
22 years (graduated 2004)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2004 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
2007
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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)
Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Waterloo and Iowa
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Waterloo, IA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 361. Middle half: 225 to 522.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Iowa (2024, 280 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 298. Middle half: 167 to 495.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Waterloo, IA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $35,762. Middle half: $30,748 to $57,887.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Iowa (2024, 280 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,878. Middle half: $22,211 to $59,895.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Waterloo, IA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $26,600. Middle half: $24,001 to $42,805.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Iowa (2024, 280 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $28,391. Middle half: $16,838 to $44,432.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Waterloo, IA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 80. Middle half: 69 to 103.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Iowa (2024, 269 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 73. Middle half: 37 to 130.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Waterloo, IA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $397. Middle half: $348 to $636.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Iowa (2024, 269 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $405. Middle half: $192 to $830.
19 active clinicians are listed under Emergency Medicine with a practice address in Waterloo, IA (509 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Waterloo
5.3% of these 19 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
31.6% of these 19 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
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 decreased 78% from 1,085 in 2018 to 240 in 2024.
- 2018: 1,085
- 2019: 1,130
- 2020: 548
- 2023: 12
- 2024: 240
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 58% from $72,414 in 2018 to $30,748 in 2024.
- 2018: $72,414
- 2019: $78,055
- 2020: $41,852
- 2023: $1,926
- 2024: $30,748
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 56% from $54,348 in 2018 to $24,001 in 2024.
- 2018: $54,348
- 2019: $59,277
- 2020: $30,866
- 2023: $1,535
- 2024: $24,001
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 22% from 85 in 2017 to 66 in 2024.
- 2017: 85
- 2018: 85
- 2019: 161
- 2020: 90
- 2024: 66
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 22% from 85 in 2017 to 66 in 2024.
- 2017: 85
- 2018: 85
- 2019: 161
- 2020: 90
- 2024: 66
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $892 in 2017 to $496 in 2024.
- 2017: $892
- 2018: $940
- 2019: $1,689
- 2020: $783
- 2024: $496
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2019 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2019), 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 2019 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2019): fewer than 11 records totaling $14.67.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XARELTO | General | $14.67 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2019, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99285
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
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116 | 113 | $530.26 | $158.54 |
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99284
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
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97 | 97 | $346.82 | $109.48 |
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99283
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
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27 | 26 | $221.00 | $64.35 |
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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| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 26 | 186 | $155.76 | 25 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 15 | 64 | $73.08 | 15 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 | 130 | $130.61 | 13 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 12 | 120 | $136.59 | 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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207PE0004X
An emergency medicine physician who specializes in non-hospital based emergency medical services (e.g., disaster site, accident scene, transport vehicle, etc.) to provide pre-hospital assessment, treatment, and transport patients.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - EMERGENCY MEDICINE
I20100920001189
NE
9638262033
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
Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital Llc
2727 S 144th St, Omaha, NE 681445225
Phone: 4026091500
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Nurse Practitioner
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), JD
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated March 09, 2007.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Emergency Medicine Providers in Waterloo
- Dr. Brandon Beauchamp, DO
- Dr. William Fangman, MD
- Dr. Orietta Girard, MD
- Dr. Rickie Griffith, DO
- Dr. Stacey Marlow Fisher, MD, JD
- Dr. Nicholas Stull, DO
Mailing Address
1825 Logan Ave, Emergency Department
Waterloo, IA 507031916
Phone: 3192353697