Dr. Walter Ryan Smith , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Birmingham, AL
1201 11th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 352053423
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Dr. Walter Smith is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on April 3, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 32 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 18 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 14 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 27 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 27 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Birmingham, AL (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 912. Middle half: 363 to 1,709.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,910. Middle half: 675 to 3,948.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 38 in 2020 to 27 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1201 11th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 352053423
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Houston, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, Pc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
57 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $4,210 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $3,354 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
27 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$198 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $8,097.90 across 30 records.
By nature of payment
- Consulting Fee: $6,718.22 across 4 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $824.77 across 1 record.
- Food and Beverage: $554.91 across 25 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- ENCORE MEDICAL, LP: $5,686.15 across 6 records.
- LinkBio Corp: $2,079.78 across 3 records.
- Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $282.61 across 18 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
8 years (graduated 2018)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2018
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Smith has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Smith as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Birmingham and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Birmingham, AL (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 912. Middle half: 363 to 1,709.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,910. Middle half: 675 to 3,948.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Birmingham, AL (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $83,943. Middle half: $22,271 to $118,382.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $98,180. Middle half: $44,033 to $152,203.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Birmingham, AL (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $61,933. Middle half: $16,594 to $90,940.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $72,805. Middle half: $33,408 to $115,342.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Birmingham, AL (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 348. Middle half: 83 to 689.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 230 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 586. Middle half: 244 to 1,119.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Birmingham, AL (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,931. Middle half: $581 to $6,152.
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 230 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $5,770. Middle half: $1,773 to $12,311.
103 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Birmingham, AL (339 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Birmingham
4.9% of these 103 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
70.9% of these 103 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
CMS data for Medicare Part B services are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2024 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 29% from 38 in 2020 to 27 in 2024.
- 2020: 38
- 2021: 36
- 2022: 61
- 2023: 13
- 2024: 27
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 29% from 38 in 2020 to 27 in 2024.
- 2020: 38
- 2021: 36
- 2022: 61
- 2023: 13
- 2024: 27
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $203 in 2020 to $198 in 2024.
- 2020: $203
- 2021: $314
- 2022: $355
- 2023: $84
- 2024: $198
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $156.16 in 2022 to $8,097.90 in 2025.
- 2022: $156.16
- 2023: $8,531.27
- 2024: $22,443.23
- 2025: $8,097.90
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 30 records totaling $8,097.90.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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DJO SURGICAL | General | $2,750.00 |
| LinkBio Corp |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $1,925.00 |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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DJO SURGICAL | General | $1,237.50 |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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DJO SURGICAL | General | $824.77 |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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DJO SURGICAL | General | $805.72 |
| LinkBio Corp |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $127.43 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System | General | $95.74 |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DJO SURGICAL | General | $51.39 |
| LinkBio Corp |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $27.35 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium | General | $22.77 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FOOTPRINT | General | $21.78 |
| ERMI LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $19.90 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $18.81 |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DJO SURGICAL | General | $16.77 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HEALICOIL | General | $15.84 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HEALICOIL | General | $15.48 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $12.43 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System | General | $12.28 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HEALICOIL | General | $12.23 |
| IlluminOss Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Photodynamic Bone Stabilization Procedure Pack | General | $10.65 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HEALICOIL | General | $9.33 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System | General | $9.30 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DYONICS / BONECUTTER | General | $9.12 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium | General | $8.03 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HEALICOIL | General | $7.90 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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18 | 18 | $416.50 | $143.30 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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14 | 14 | $257.79 | $116.48 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 27 | 159 | $198.04 | 22 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-08-22NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20241101003442
AL
1052669926
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, Pc
619 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 352491900
Phone: 2059344011
Secondary Practice Locations
7401 Main St
Houston, TX 770304509
Phone: 7137992300
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Nurse Practitioner
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1201 11TH AVE S, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352053423 (Tel: 2059307100)
Registered at PO BOX 55310, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352555310
Additional practice office at 7401 Main St, Houston, TX 770304509
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AL 38963)
Registered at 7401 MAIN ST, HOUSTON, TX 770304509 (Tel: 7137992300)
Registered at 7401 MAIN ST, HOUSTON, TX 770304509 (Tel: 7137992300)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 625 19TH STREET SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35249 (Tel: 2059308494)
Registered at 625 19TH ST S, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352491900
Recorded as WALTER SMITH, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Birmingham
- Dr. Matthew Owen, MD
- Dr. Mark Elkus, MD
- Dr. Perry Savage, MD
- Sakthivel Rajan Rajaram Manoharan
- Dr. Eugene Brabston, MD
- Dr. Rebecca Moul, DO
Mailing Address
Po Box 55310
Birmingham, AL 352555310