Dr. Joseph Cunningham is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and spent 21 years in private practice and serving as Staff Physician at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dr. Cunningham joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma in 2007 as the Medical Director of Medical Services over the Utilization Management and Case Management Departments. In 2009, Dr. Cunningham was named the company’s Vice President of Healthcare Management and Chief Medical Officer. In December 2014, he was named the Vice President of Health Care Delivery and Chief Medical Officer and in July 2015, he was named the Divisional Senior Vice President of Health Care Delivery and Chief Medical Officer. In 2018 Dr. Cunningham was named the President of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma and served in that capacity until 2022. Most recently, Dr. Cunningham was Chief Medical Officer of the Muscogee Creek Nation Department of Health from December 2022 thru April 2024 where he was responsible for and oversaw the daily operations of all clinical programs, providers, and pharmacy programs along with chairing all clinical and pharmacy committees. Dr. Cunningham has been involved on a national scale doing Value Based Care Programs with CMS, CMMI, and multiple payers since 2011. His programs have been called out as a leader nationally in the effort to move care from the fee-for-service world to more of an outcomes-based agreements.
