Dr. Grady Bruce Core , MD
Plastic Surgery • Birmingham, AL
3595 Grandview Pkwy Ste 150
Birmingham, AL 352431935
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NPI assigned on September 26, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 11 Original Medicare Part B services in 2017.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2017:
- 99204 — New patient outpatient office visit: 11 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2017). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 235 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Valacyclovir (Valacyclovir Hcl) — 41 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav) — 34 prescription fills, including refills.
- Mupirocin — 33 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 9 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Birmingham, AL (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 54. Middle half: 41 to 109.
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 27 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 128. Middle half: 58 to 166.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 101 in 2020 to 235 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3595 Grandview Pkwy Ste 150
Birmingham, AL 352431935
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
Plastic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,567 in 2017
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2017. 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 – by Provider and Service, 2017.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,223 in 2017
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2017, 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 – by Provider and Service, 2017.
30-day fills
235 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
$1,896 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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $861.05 across 16 records.
By nature of payment
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program: $556.45 across 5 records.
- Food and Beverage: $304.60 across 11 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- ABBVIE INC.: $556.45 across 5 records.
- Mentor Worldwide LLC: $138.69 across 6 records.
- MOTIVA USA, LLC: $75.00 across 1 record.
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).
NPI first issued
2006
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.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Core 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 D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Birmingham, AL (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 54. Middle half: 41 to 109.
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 27 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 128. Middle half: 58 to 166.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Birmingham, AL (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $344. Middle half: $210 to $666.
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 27 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $830. Middle half: $344 to $2,104.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Core are from 2017.
20 active clinicians are listed under Plastic Surgery with a practice address in Birmingham, AL (40 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Birmingham
0% of these 20 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
30% of these 20 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 2017 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2017 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2017 only.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 133% from 101 in 2020 to 235 in 2024.
- 2020: 101
- 2021: 84
- 2022: 191
- 2023: 260
- 2024: 235
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 133% from 101 in 2020 to 235 in 2024.
- 2020: 101
- 2021: 84
- 2022: 191
- 2023: 260
- 2024: 235
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 87% from $1,016 in 2020 to $1,896 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,016
- 2021: $813
- 2022: $1,816
- 2023: $2,898
- 2024: $1,896
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $542.14 in 2021 to $861.05 in 2025.
- 2021: $542.14
- 2022: $749.61
- 2023: $382.32
- 2024: $831.07
- 2025: $861.05
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2017), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, 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 – December 31, 2025): 16 records totaling $861.05.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $477.50 |
| MOTIVA USA, LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Motiva Implant Matrix | General | $75.00 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | General | $38.39 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | General | $34.26 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $34.00 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | General | $27.98 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $27.20 |
| Kerecis Limited |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Kerecis SurgiClose | General | $25.68 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OMNIGRAFT | General | $23.74 |
| REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DAXXIFY | General | $21.19 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | General | $20.92 |
| REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DAXXIFY | General | $20.30 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $13.75 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | General | $10.97 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | General | $6.17 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $4.00 |
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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11 | 11 | $175.00 | $142.44 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2017; 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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| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 41 | 287 | $462.28 | 34 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 34 | 227 | $256.85 | 31 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 33 | 482 | $280.24 | 27 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 29 | 279 | $77.65 | 23 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 26 | 315 | $177.35 | 25 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 24 | 86 | $74.45 | 22 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 23 | 305 | $108.57 | 23 |
| Tobramycin-Dexamethasone | Tobramycin/Dexamethasone | 13 | 140 | $439.56 | 13 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 12 | 71 | $19.17 | — |
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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208200000X
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk and external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures. The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSSources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3595 GRANDVIEW PKWY STE 150, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352431935 (Tel: 2053972100)
Registered at 3595 GRANDVIEW PKWY STE 150, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352431935 (Tel: (205) 397-2100)
Recorded as GRADY CORE, M.D.
Plastic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AL 15982)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2100 16TH AVE S, SUITE 111 - ASH PLACE, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352055021 (Tel: 2053972100)
Registered at PO BOX 55398, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352555398 (Tel: 2053972100)
Recorded as GRADY CORE, M.D.
Plastic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AL 15982)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Plastic Surgery Specialists in Birmingham
- Dr. Sherry Collawn, MD, PhD
- Rene Myers
- Dr. Maria Helena Lima, MD
- Dr. Stephen Steinmetz, MD
- Dr. James Grotting, MD
- Dr. Joshua Halka, MD
Mailing Address
3595 Grandview Pkwy Ste 150
Birmingham, AL 352431935
Phone: 2053972100