Charles Thornton , NURSE PRACTITIONER
Nurse Practitioner • Cullman, AL
503 Clark St Ne
Cullman, AL 350551921
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Charles Thornton is listed in NPPES under Nurse Practitioner.
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NPI assigned on June 13, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,210 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- J1100 — Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg: 216 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 170 service units.
- J0696 — Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg: 88 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 21 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,533 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:
- Losartan Potassium — 69 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 65 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate — 63 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 64 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 438. Middle half: 235 to 820.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 617 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 315. Middle half: 104 to 760.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 75 in 2020 to 1,210 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
503 Clark St Ne
Cullman, AL 350551921
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Cullman Internal Medicine, Pc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine
2015
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
188 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $36,026 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $28,129 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
3,034 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
$143,606 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: $709.66 across 37 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $709.66 across 37 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 16)
- ABBVIE INC.: $183.97 across 11 records.
- Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies: $115.30 across 5 records.
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.: $70.42 across 4 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
11 years (graduated 2015)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2015 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.
NPI first issued
2015
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; 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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Charles Thornton 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 Charles Thornton 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 Cullman and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 438. Middle half: 235 to 820.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 617 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 315. Middle half: 104 to 760.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $30,317. Middle half: $15,216 to $47,330.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 617 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,726. Middle half: $7,445 to $39,421.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,406. Middle half: $12,097 to $37,712.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 617 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,101. Middle half: $5,251 to $28,358.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 438. Middle half: 121 to 1,351.
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 717 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 408. Middle half: 124 to 1,523.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $36,282. Middle half: $2,194 to $312,692.
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 717 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $33,147. Middle half: $2,162 to $192,667.
26 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Cullman, AL (1,442 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cullman
3.8% of these 26 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.2% of these 26 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
Medicare Part B services increased 1513% from 75 in 2020 to 1,210 in 2024.
- 2020: 75
- 2021: 612
- 2022: 268
- 2023: 400
- 2024: 1,210
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 911% from $3,563 in 2020 to $36,026 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,563
- 2021: $31,485
- 2022: $22,074
- 2023: $33,027
- 2024: $36,026
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 1050% from $2,445 in 2020 to $28,129 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,445
- 2021: $25,215
- 2022: $17,311
- 2023: $25,265
- 2024: $28,129
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 104% from 753 in 2020 to 1,533 in 2024.
- 2020: 753
- 2021: 287
- 2022: 107
- 2023: 91
- 2024: 1,533
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 167% from 1,136 in 2020 to 3,034 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,136
- 2021: 287
- 2022: 107
- 2023: 105
- 2024: 3,034
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 388% from $29,415 in 2020 to $143,606 in 2024.
- 2020: $29,415
- 2021: $12,722
- 2022: $899
- 2023: $1,662
- 2024: $143,606
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $17.83 in 2021 to $709.66 in 2025.
- 2021: $17.83
- 2022: $374.55
- 2023: $388.58
- 2024: $243.82
- 2025: $709.66
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), 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): 37 records totaling $709.66.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Lundbeck LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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REXULTI | General | $32.59 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TZIELD | General | $24.96 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INSPIRE | General | $24.48 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RECORLEV | General | $24.42 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $24.16 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TZIELD | General | $23.68 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TZIELD | General | $23.64 |
| Dexcom, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Dexcom G6 Transmitter | General | $23.47 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $23.24 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $22.86 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $22.55 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TZIELD | General | $22.50 |
| Biogen, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LEQEMBI | General | $21.96 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TZIELD | General | $20.52 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $20.32 |
| Corcept Therapeutics |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Korlym | General | $20.30 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Kerendia | General | $20.01 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $19.99 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $19.42 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLUBLOK QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE | General | $19.42 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Kerendia | General | $18.58 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ELIQUIS | General | $17.96 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ELIQUIS | General | $17.71 |
| Lundbeck LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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REXULTI | General | $17.57 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit | General | $17.35 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J1100
Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
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216 | 25 | $12.00 | $0.11 |
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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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170 | 117 | $157.38 | $97.30 |
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J0696
Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg
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88 | 18 | $29.00 | $0.45 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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85 | 73 | $110.00 | $68.52 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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73 | 48 | $42.00 | $10.61 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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66 | 61 | $11.00 | $8.39 |
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80053
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
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60 | 58 | $35.00 | $10.20 |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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51 | 39 | $27.00 | $9.33 |
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87804
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus
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50 | 21 | $35.00 | $16.22 |
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84439
Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free
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41 | 41 | $25.00 | $8.44 |
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84443
Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
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41 | 41 | $38.00 | $15.90 |
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80061
Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
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40 | 39 | $37.00 | $12.83 |
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82607
Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level
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36 | 36 | $34.00 | $14.02 |
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82306
Vitamin d-3 level
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35 | 35 | $50.00 | $27.48 |
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82746
Folic acid level, serum
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29 | 29 | $41.00 | $13.48 |
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71046
X-ray of chest, 2 views
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25 | 24 | $64.00 | $25.01 |
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81002
Urinalysis, manual test
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25 | 24 | $5.00 | $3.29 |
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87811
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19)
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25 | 21 | $50.00 | $40.55 |
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87631
Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types of respiratory virus, multiple types or subtypes, 3-5 targets
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24 | 23 | $277.88 | $139.78 |
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85025
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count
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16 | 15 | $30.00 | $7.61 |
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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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14 | 14 | $233.00 | $128.87 |
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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| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 69 | 4,767 | $808.88 | 30 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 65 | 5,530 | $1,103.21 | 35 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 63 | 5,250 | $568.92 | 34 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 59 | 4,830 | $684.08 | 27 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 48 | 2,820 | $645.23 | 22 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 48 | 3,774 | $1,043.92 | 30 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 46 | 350 | $181.41 | 38 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 42 | 408 | $398.86 | 40 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 42 | 2,280 | $132.81 | 26 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 34 | 2,820 | $887.59 | 21 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 34 | 1,950 | $215.11 | 16 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 32 | 2,045 | $791.27 | 15 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 31 | 1,881 | $107.36 | 15 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 30 | 1,260 | $25,139.94 | 11 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 30 | 603 | $520.41 | 19 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 29 | 2,010 | $289.57 | 16 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 29 | 1,590 | $556.97 | 13 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 28 | 1,860 | $515.75 | 12 |
| Rybelsus | Semaglutide | 28 | 960 | $29,799.22 | — |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 26 | 1,920 | $329.06 | 12 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 26 | 2,060 | $490.31 | 16 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 25 | 2,190 | $122.96 | 14 |
| Cefdinir | Cefdinir | 25 | 245 | $417.26 | 25 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 24 | 1,800 | $251.45 | — |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 24 | 1,596 | $335.23 | 12 |
(top 25 shown)
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: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20150717000595
AL
3678886819
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
Cullman Internal Medicine, Pc
1890 Al Hwy 157, Cullman, AL 350580689
Phone: 2567372100
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Specialist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dietitian, Registered
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 13, 2015.
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 Nurse Practitioners in Cullman
- Sherry Davis, NP
- April Robertson, CRNP
- Ashley Carr Scoggins, CRNP
- Dr. Cassandra Frieson, DNP, CRNP
- Jessica Martin
- Melissa Grisham, CRNP
Mailing Address
1800 Al Highway 157 Ste 303
Cullman, AL 350581273
Phone: 2567751090