Dr. Christopher Keel , DO
Urology โข Fairhope, AL
150 S Ingleside St
Fairhope, AL 365321803
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NPI assigned on April 27, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 694 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:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 223 service units.
- 81001 โ Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated: 177 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 75 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 all 11 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 496 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:
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er (Alfuzosin Hcl) โ 130 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tamsulosin Hcl โ 83 prescription fills, including refills.
- Finasteride โ 74 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 all 12 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Urology in Alabama (2024, 119 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,652. Middle half: 783 to 7,709.
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 B services went from 1,101 in 2020 to 694 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
150 S Ingleside St
Fairhope, AL 365321803
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: University Of South Alabama Health Care Authority. 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
2010
What Public CMS Data Show
Urology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
275 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 $60,750 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 $44,681 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
977 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
$99,410 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: $5,432.69 across 59 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: $3,630.00 across 3 records.
- Food and Beverage: $1,767.63 across 55 records.
- Education: $35.06 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 24)
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc: $4,059.05 across 15 records.
- Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC: $218.21 across 4 records.
- COLOPLAST CORP: $179.98 across 3 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
16 years (graduated 2010)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2010 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
2009
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, 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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Keel 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. Keel 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 Fairhope and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Urology in Alabama (2024, 119 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,652. Middle half: 783 to 7,709.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Fairhope have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Urology in Alabama (2024, 119 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $133,706. Middle half: $59,610 to $194,393.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Fairhope have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Urology in Alabama (2024, 119 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $99,008. Middle half: $45,296 to $146,512.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Fairhope have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Urology in Alabama (2024, 128 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,662. Middle half: 484 to 2,595.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Fairhope have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Urology in Alabama (2024, 128 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $198,171. Middle half: $46,695 to $449,617.
Too few clinicians listed under Urology in Fairhope have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
6 active clinicians are listed under Urology with a practice address in Fairhope, AL (181 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 decreased 37% from 1,101 in 2020 to 694 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,101
- 2021: 1,219
- 2022: 1,089
- 2023: 703
- 2024: 694
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 30% from $86,729 in 2020 to $60,750 in 2024.
- 2020: $86,729
- 2021: $115,623
- 2022: $130,545
- 2023: $65,630
- 2024: $60,750
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 30% from $64,146 in 2020 to $44,681 in 2024.
- 2020: $64,146
- 2021: $87,951
- 2022: $96,818
- 2023: $48,195
- 2024: $44,681
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 38% from 797 in 2020 to 496 in 2024.
- 2020: 797
- 2021: 835
- 2022: 836
- 2023: 718
- 2024: 496
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 26% from 1,318 in 2020 to 977 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,318
- 2021: 1,433
- 2022: 1,409
- 2023: 1,258
- 2024: 977
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 130% from $43,292 in 2020 to $99,410 in 2024.
- 2020: $43,292
- 2021: $252,271
- 2022: $377,849
- 2023: $137,399
- 2024: $99,410
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) varied from year to year: $4,979.88 in 2021 and $5,432.69 in 2025.
- 2021: $4,979.88
- 2022: $23,963.57
- 2023: $19,094.68
- 2024: $5,582.34
- 2025: $5,432.69
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 โ December 31, 2025): 59 records totaling $5,432.69.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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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RYBREVANT | General | $2,860.00 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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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RYBREVANT | General | $550.00 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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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RYBREVANT | General | $220.00 |
| Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROVENGE | General | $156.48 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RYBREVANT | General | $147.63 |
| COLOPLAST CORP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Altis | General | $117.35 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AMS 700 | General | $105.16 |
| Procept Biorobotics Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM | General | $74.93 |
| Teleflex LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UROLIFT | General | $67.63 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ALTAVIVA | General | $48.28 |
| IMMUNITYBIO, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ANKTIVA | General | $46.61 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $36.86 |
| COLOPLAST CORP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Altis | General | $35.85 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Education
In-kind items and services
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IMFINZI | General | $35.06 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $34.51 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $30.41 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $27.35 |
| COLOPLAST CORP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SpeediCath | General | $26.78 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $25.63 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $25.30 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $24.93 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $24.73 |
| Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROVENGE | General | $24.52 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $23.96 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $23.82 |
(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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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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223 | 149 | $257.00 | $114.31 |
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81001
Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated
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177 | 120 | $10.00 | $3.11 |
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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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75 | 65 | $175.00 | $80.52 |
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52000
Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope
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63 | 43 | $591.00 | $211.68 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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45 | 37 | $345.00 | $162.73 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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30 | 28 | $18.00 | $8.65 |
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51798
Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
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24 | 24 | $51.00 | $9.70 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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17 | 17 | $489.00 | $194.74 |
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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 | $388.00 | $153.76 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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14 | 13 | $394.00 | $120.77 |
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76872
Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum
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12 | 12 | $324.00 | $30.39 |
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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| Alfuzosin Hcl Er | Alfuzosin Hcl | 130 | 8,483 | $2,604.63 | 42 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 83 | 5,020 | $888.75 | 31 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 74 | 6,190 | $983.69 | 29 |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 50 | 3,003 | $2,168.71 | 17 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 29 | 148 | $289.37 | 23 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 26 | 1,502 | $23,705.26 | โ |
| Gemtesa | Vibegron | 26 | 1,144 | $18,310.99 | โ |
| Abiraterone Acetate | Abiraterone Acetate | 23 | 810 | $49,751.08 | โ |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 19 | 943 | $86.00 | โ |
| Cefdinir | Cefdinir | 14 | 119 | $236.51 | 14 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 11 | 225 | $307.56 | 11 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 11 | 68 | $77.53 | 11 |
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: 2021-10-05NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - UROLOGY
I20160816002305
AL
7911124359
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
University Of South Alabama Health Care Authority
1047 Fairhope Ave, Fairhope, AL 365323145
Phone: 2516605930
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 150 S INGLESIDE ST, FAIRHOPE, AL 365321803 (Tel: 2516605930)
Registered at 150 S INGLESIDE ST, FAIRHOPE, AL 365321803 (Tel: 2516605930)
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: AL 1637)
Registered at 1047 FAIRHOPE AVE, FAIRHOPE, AL 365323145 (Tel: 2516605930)
Registered at 1047 FAIRHOPE AVE, FAIRHOPE, AL 365323145 (Tel: 2516605930)
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: TN 2644)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 8720 FAIRHOPE AVE, FAIRHOPE, AL 365323608 (Tel: 2519902241)
Registered at 8720 FAIRHOPE AVE, FAIRHOPE, AL 365323608 (Tel: 2519902241)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER KEEL, DO
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: TN 2644)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 188 HOSPITAL DR, SUITE 301, FAIRHOPE, AL 365322018 (Tel: 2519902241)
Registered at 188 HOSPITAL DR, SUITE 301, FAIRHOPE, AL 365322018 (Tel: 2519902241)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER KEEL, MD
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: AL 1637)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Urology Specialists in Fairhope
- Dr. Christopher Petrus, MD
- Dr. Lisa Bailey, MD
- Dr. Rachael Sherrer, MD
- Dr. James Gordon, MD
- Dr. David Thompson, MD
Mailing Address
150 S Ingleside St
Fairhope, AL 365321803
Phone: 2516605930