Providers

STEPHEN G CUNNINGHAM, MD

NPI 1780855114, individual, Virginia Beach, VA, Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry

4
Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
  • Hours beyond a day in 1 month, but with up to 960 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
  • Records needed.
score 51 of 100, rank 8771, $1.8M at stake

Hours billed per day

Medicaid billing converted into hours of hands-on care per day. The lower bound counts one unit per claim line and needs no price; the other two divide dollars by a unit price, the conservative one at 1.5 times the price. The clinician on the claim may be a supervisor under state rules, so billing organizations are counted too.

monthwhat was foundhours per day, lower boundhours per day, at pricehours per day, conservativeper working daypatientsbilling organizationscodespaid
Jul 2019More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line25.122.615.120.3560190792 99204 99213 99214 99223 99233 99238$51K

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

NameSTEPHEN G CUNNINGHAM, MD
TypeIndividual
StatusActive
NPI issuedMarch 13, 2008, last updated September 22, 2014
Practice location240 BUSINESS PARK DR STE 100, SUITE G, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-6521, 757-497-3670
Specialties
Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2084P0800X, primary, license 0101242553 VA)

Procedures billed

The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.

Medicaid, largest codes
codewhat it ispaidshareper patient-monthtypicalrank among providers
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more$1.5M44%$61$44 (top 5% from $110)73rd percentile
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more$863K25%$88$60 (top 5% from $133)77th percentile
G9012Medicaid service code$168K5%$223$232 (top 5% from $425)47th percentile
H0015Alcohol/drug intensive outpatient per diemhistory of abuse$162K5%$1K$666 (top 5% from $2K)88th percentile
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more$155K4%$109$95 (top 5% from $171)63rd percentile
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$145K4%$133$67 (top 5% from $174)89th percentile
90792Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services$120K3%$145$112 (top 5% from $313)69th percentile
90853Group psychotherapyhistory of abuse$89K3%$48$60 (top 5% from $332)40th percentile
Medicare Part B 2024, largest codes
codewhat it isservicesbeneficiariespaidsubmitted per serviceallowed per servicecharge to allowedusual for this code
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more34885$18K$110$781.4x2.2x (90th percentile 3.8x)
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more18955$15K$161$1111.4x2.3x (90th percentile 3.8x)
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes15625$8K$150$702.1x2.6x (90th percentile 4.3x)
99222Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes2320$2K$200$1161.7x2.7x (90th percentile 4.4x)
99238Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less2421$1K$200$722.8x2.6x (90th percentile 4.7x)
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more1212$1K$246$1511.6x2.4x (90th percentile 3.9x)

A submitted charge many times the allowed amount is common and lawful; it matters when it is far above what other providers submit for the same code.

In this area

9 providers in Virginia Beach city County, VA carry an indicator in the public record, with $1.4M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 5 of them, followed by paid after a public list action on 2. 2 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tierproviderat stakewhy
1SWIFT MEDICAL TRANSPORT LLC
Virginia Beach, VA, ranked 14
$140K
  • Listed on the Medicare revocation list since May 13, 2019.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 4 later months, $140,338 in total.
  • and 1 more
1GARFIELD SAMUELS
Virginia Beach, VA, ranked 416
$489
  • Listed on the Medicare revocation list since September 20, 2022.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 3 later months, $489 in total.
3BIRCHWOOD PARK REHABILITATION AND NURSING LLC
Virginia Beach, VA, ranked 1849
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00004, ranked 4 nationally.
3CYPRESS POINT REHABILITATION AND NURSING LLC
Virginia Beach, VA, ranked 2055
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00004, ranked 4 nationally.
3BAY POINTE REHABILITATION AND NURSING LLC
Virginia Beach, VA, ranked 2272
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00004, ranked 4 nationally.
3BRISTOL HOSPICE - VIRGINIA BEACH, L.L.C.
Virginia Beach, VA, ranked 6941
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00039, ranked 39 nationally.
3THALIA GARDENS REHABILITATION AND NURSING LLC
Virginia Beach, VA, ranked 6981
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00004, ranked 4 nationally.
4STACY COWARD
Virginia Beach, VA, ranked 8167
$1.2M
  • Hours beyond a day in 3 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing.
  • Records needed.
  • and 1 more
All 9 in VA

Recent enforcement in VA

All releases

Department of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.

DOJChargedJun 23, 2026
U.S. Attorney’s Office announces charges against three defendants in the Eastern District of Virginia as part of national health care fraud takedown
Three defendants were charged with fraudulently billing Medicaid for mental health services that were not provided and with submitting false claims to Medicare through a straw-owned durable medical equipment company.
DOJSentencedJun 5, 2026
Medicaid service providers sentenced for false statements resulting in overbilling
Wright and Winfield instructed CCR employees to falsely claim in progress notes that children received therapeutic day treatment services from 2:00pm to 7:00pm, including providing prefilled progress note templates, resulting in overbilling to Medicaid.
DOJCivil settlementApr 27, 2026
Tri-Area Community Health Agrees to Pay $513,000 to Resolve Medicare Billing Allegations
Tri-Area Community Health billed Medicare for Annual Wellness Visits provided by pharmacists without appropriate physician supervision that were billed under the names of physicians not involved with the visits.
DOJSentencedMar 17, 2026
Six Sentenced in Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy that Stole $10 Million from Medicaid Over Six-Year Period
Six defendants conspired to submit false claims to Virginia Medicaid on behalf of 1st Adult N Pediatric Healthcare Services for nursing and personal care services that were not provided, including falsifying records and paying parents or guardians of patients for blank, signed nursing notes.
DOJIndictedMar 11, 2026
Victim Advisory- Divine Youth Case Updates
Divine Youth Counseling submitted more than $11 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims for Crisis Stabilization and Mobile Crisis services by falsely claiming two mental health professionals provided Team Treatment services and paid more than $470,000 in kickbacks in the form of hotel rooms for Medicaid recipients.

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