Melissa Cunningham is a Rheumatology/Immunology physician.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Research metrics aren't shown for this record. Either we found no confident publication match for this name, or more than one physician shares the matched author record. We'd rather show nothing than someone else's numbers. Why? →
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 294258908
Telephone
843-792-1414Provider last certified this registry record 8 Oct 2020.
Industry payments
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Amgen Inc.Program year20255 payments
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year20251 payment
- Janssen Biotech, Inc.Program year20251 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Antiparasitic
33.3%Antimalarial33.3%Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate100%Part D≥42 patientsCancer & immunology
20.8%Selective T Cell Costimulation Modulator6.6%Orencia Clickject64%Orencia36%Part D<11 patientsFolate Analog Metabolic Inhibitor5.6%Methotrexate100%Part D<11 patients+ 4 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
19.8%Corticosteroid14.7%Prednisone100%Part D≥18 patientsProton pump inhibitor3%Omeprazole100%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2016–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The Role of Estrogen Receptor Alpha Variant Size and Localization in Modulating TLR7-Induced Inflammation
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2026$343,989R01AR078545 - The Role of Estrogen Receptor Alpha Variant Size and Localization in Modulating TLR7-Induced Inflammation
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2025$390,838R01AR078545 - The Role of Estrogen Receptor Alpha Variant Size and Localization in Modulating TLR7-Induced Inflammation
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2024$407,072R01AR078545
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
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