Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$822.74
34 reported records · 7 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Benjamin Scott Cunningham, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Psychiatry & Neurology|Neurology · BROOKLYN, NY · NPI 1609214626
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Benjamin Scott Cunningham, MD received $822.74 in general payments during 2025 across 34 reported records.
SK Life Science, Inc. accounted for 63.2% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 8 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Xcopri.
SK Life Science, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported XCOPRI as an associated drug or biological on 1992 records involving 782 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 51 claims for Xcopri by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Life Science, Inc. |
SK Life Science, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-04-03 |
$519.74 | 63.2% | 23 | 2025 |
| Biogen, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $97.74 | 11.9% | 5 | 2025 |
| NEUROPACE, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $96.66 | 11.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $49.07 | 6.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.24 | 2.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.15 | 2.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.14 | 2.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $822.74 | 34 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XCOPRI Normalized: xcopri |
Drug | SK Life Science, Inc. | $125.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VUMERITY Normalized: vumerity |
Drug | Biogen, Inc. | $97.74 | 5 | 2025 |
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| RNS Neurostimulator Kit Normalized: rns neurostimulator kit |
Device | NEUROPACE, INC. | $96.66 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ACTHAR Normalized: acthar |
Biological | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $49.07 | 2 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $21.24 | 1 | 2025 |
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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $21.24 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AMVUTTRA Normalized: amvuttra |
Drug | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $21.15 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NUPLAZID Normalized: nuplazid |
Drug | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | $17.14 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XCOPRI xcopri |
2025 | Xcopri | 2024 | 51 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Life Science, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | XCOPRI open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 1992 supporting records · 782 recipient NPIs · example record 1252276115 |
Xcopri · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
51 | suppressed by CMS |
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 272 | 48 |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 144 | 23 |
| Clobazam | Clobazam | 74 | suppressed |
| Lacosamide | Lacosamide | 57 | 11 |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 54 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 52 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 52 | 12 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | Divalproex Sodium | 51 | suppressed |
| Xcopri | Cenobamate | 51 | suppressed |
| Zonisamide | Zonisamide | 46 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 43 | suppressed |
| Topiramate Er | Topiramate | 38 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 36 | suppressed |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 31 | suppressed |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 27 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine Er | Lamotrigine | 24 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 22 | suppressed |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 19 | suppressed |
| Rasagiline Mesylate | Rasagiline Mesylate | 18 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Carbamazepine Er | Carbamazepine | 16 | suppressed |
| Emgality Pen | Galcanezumab-Gnlm | 16 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam Er | Levetiracetam | 16 | suppressed |
| Risperidone | Risperidone | 14 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine Odt | Lamotrigine | 13 | suppressed |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | Nortriptyline Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 12 | suppressed |
| Tegretol Xr | Carbamazepine | 12 | suppressed |
| Carbamazepine | Carbamazepine | 11 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | Sumatriptan Succinate | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $822.74 · 34 records | SK Life Science, Inc. | ACTHAR, AMVUTTRA, NUPLAZID, QULIPTA, RNS Neurostimulator Kit, UBRELVY, VUMERITY, XCOPRI | 1 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Xcopri play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with SK Life Science, Inc.?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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