Active NPI 1437193307 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Samuel Cunningham , MD, PhD

Otolaryngology • Amarillo, TX

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Samuel Cunningham, MD, PhD is a certified Otolaryngology practicing in Amarillo, TX. With approximately 26 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston in 2000, Dr. Cunningham delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6830 PLUM CREEK DR.

Dr. Cunningham is affiliated with Quail Creek Ear, Nose And Throat Center Llp and does not directly accept Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include professional service for preparation and provision of, established patient outpatient office visit, removal of impacted ear wax. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6830 Plum Creek Dr

Amarillo, TX 791241601

Telephone 8063559999

Fax 8063559989

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Quail Creek Ear, Nose & Throat Center Llp Facility NPI 1417145038

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston

Graduation Year

2000

Medicare Assignment

Not Specified

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Otolaryngology in Amarillo, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

26 Yrs +3.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.6 Yrs

State Avg: 26.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

11 Specialists

Practicing in Amarillo, TX (840 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

62.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Cunningham (26 Years) 26 Yrs

Amarillo Specialty Average (22.6 Years) 22.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95165 Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens	490	16	$48.00	$11.91
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	318	153	$180.00	$80.69
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	140	78	$96.00	$42.69
95117 Professional service for multiple injections of allergen	136	14	$40.00	$10.71
92557 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test	66	50	$90.00	$32.49
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	66	50	$40.00	$14.49
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	65	11	$1.11	$0.11
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	56	56	$346.00	$151.62
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	33	24	$613.00	$164.35
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	25	23	$235.00	$107.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	18	$275.00	$112.76
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	17	16	$96.00	$44.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95165 Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens	520	14	$48.00	$12.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	391	184	$180.00	$79.84
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	121	66	$96.00	$42.04
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	84	12	$1.00	$0.12
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	47	39	$40.00	$13.79
92557 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test	47	39	$90.00	$31.09
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	36	23	$235.00	$111.59
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	30	25	$613.00	$166.51
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$346.00	$136.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	13	$275.00	$109.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95165 Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens	820	16	$26.34	$13.16
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	397	186	$165.31	$82.18
95117 Professional service for multiple injections of allergen	171	13	$40.00	$10.33
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	125	67	$96.00	$42.78
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	122	16	$1.00	$0.11
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	110	110	$345.58	$152.36
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	103	89	$40.00	$14.95
92557 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test	102	88	$90.00	$33.56
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	53	39	$235.00	$119.42
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	34	29	$613.00	$173.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	20	$246.20	$116.04
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	15	15	$96.00	$44.54
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	14	14	$32.00	$12.23
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$190.00	$102.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95165 Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens	814	15	$22.77	$13.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	305	165	$125.00	$82.81
95117 Professional service for multiple injections of allergen	176	14	$40.00	$10.21
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	104	57	$102.23	$42.82
92557 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test	82	73	$90.00	$35.86
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	81	72	$40.00	$15.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	71	71	$346.00	$155.22
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	42	35	$235.00	$116.01
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	30	27	$613.00	$180.04
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$192.22	$99.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	13	$185.00	$115.17
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	14	14	$99.86	$45.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	286	131	$124.91	$69.14
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	70	39	$96.00	$43.70
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	57	46	$40.00	$14.37
92557 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test	57	46	$90.00	$34.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	30	$180.33	$95.81
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	28	24	$613.00	$167.13
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	25	21	$238.60	$113.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	21	$185.00	$100.60
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$323.41	$152.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	285	129	$100.53	$65.08
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	88	53	$96.00	$41.35
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	51	41	$40.00	$13.52
92557 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test	51	41	$90.00	$34.15
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	30	$158.53	$90.70
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	28	21	$235.00	$103.11
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$262.67	$145.65
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	14	13	$613.00	$176.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95165 Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens	560	11	$21.00	$10.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	283	121	$99.86	$62.84
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	118	62	$95.77	$40.13
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$197.50	$88.67
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	20	15	$613.00	$179.25
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	19	17	$235.00	$94.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95165 Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens	530	11	$21.00	$10.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	252	104	$100.00	$61.66
95117 Professional service for multiple injections of allergen	147	12	$40.00	$8.44
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	94	51	$96.00	$39.24
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	40	23	$235.00	$94.42
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	32	25	$613.00	$161.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	23	$150.00	$89.87
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$251.54	$136.76
92557 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test	25	25	$90.00	$31.91
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	22	22	$40.00	$12.15
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$173.78	$83.66

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-01-20

Otolaryngology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X

State License TX M3507

An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems and related structures of the head and neck. An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws and the other head and neck systems. Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Quail Creek Ear, Nose And Throat Center Llp

6830 Plum Creek Dr, Amarillo, TX 791241601

Phone: 8063559999

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 06, 2020

Registered at 6830 PLUM CREEK DR, AMARILLO, TX 791241601 (Tel: 8063559999)

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Updated Practice Location March 28, 2019

Registered at 6830 PLUM CREEK DR, AMARILLO, TX 791241601 (Tel: 8063559999)

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NPI Profile Active August 20, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 20, 2009

Registered at 6826 PLUM CREEK DR, AMARILLO, TX 791241601 (Tel: 8063559999)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 20, 2009

Registered at 6826 PLUM CREEK DR, AMARILLO, TX 791241601 (Tel: 8063559999)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 20, 2009

Recorded as SAMUEL CUNNINGHAM, M.D., PH.D

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 20, 2009

Otolaryngology (License #M3507 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 15, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1437193307

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 15, 2006

Last Update: January 20, 2025

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

6830 Plum Creek Dr

Amarillo, TX 791241601

Phone: 8063559999

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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