Deborah B. Freind , MSC, CCC-A
Audiologist • Birmingham, AL
1940 Elmer J Bissell Rd
Birmingham, AL 352432941
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1940 Elmer J Bissell Rd
Birmingham, AL 352432941
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Audiologist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
NPI first issued
2008
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Birmingham and Alabama
100 active clinicians are listed under Audiologist with a practice address in Birmingham, AL (320 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Birmingham
0% of these 100 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
27% of these 100 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 231H00000X
(1) A specialist in evaluation, habilitation and rehabilitation of those whose communication disorders center in whole or in part in hearing function. Audiologists are autonomous professionals who identify, assess, and manage disorders of the auditory, balance and other neural systems. Audiologists provide audiological (aural) rehabilitation to children and adults across the entire age span. Audiologists select, fit and dispense amplification systems such as hearing aids and related devices. (2) An audiologist is a person qualified by a master's degree in audiology, licensed by the state, where applicable, and practicing within the scope of that license. Audiologists evaluate and treat patients with impaired hearing. They plan, direct and conduct rehabilitative programs with audiotry substitutional devises (hearing aids) and other therapy.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Dermatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated April 28, 2008.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Audiologists in Birmingham
- Dr. Abby Ryan, AuD
- Dr. Florence Cuneo, AuD
- Dr. Nikki Williams, AuD
- Dr. Lindsay Roberts, AuD
- Dr. Courtni Mcfarlane, AuD
- Dr. Alison Sims, AuD
Mailing Address
2629 Drennen Pl
Birmingham, AL 352424625
Phone: 2059800525