Blake Leslie Woerner Higgins , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Mobile, AL
5 Mobile Infirmary Cir
Mobile, AL 366073513
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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Blake Woerner Higgins is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on March 4, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 413 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:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 113 service units.
- 99497 — Advance care planning: 55 service units.
- G0439 — Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit: 48 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 9 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 3,170 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:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 262 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 218 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril — 148 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 80 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Mobile, AL (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 214. Middle half: 53 to 424.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Alabama (2024, 501 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 207. Middle half: 69 to 574.
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 89 in 2017 to 413 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5 Mobile Infirmary Cir
Mobile, AL 366073513
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
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
132 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 $23,867 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 $18,314 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
7,844 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
$405,623 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 2024
All general payments: $675.32 across 38 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $675.32 across 38 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 9)
- Novo Nordisk Inc: $196.10 across 15 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $166.27 across 6 records.
- Corium, LLC: $91.11 across 5 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 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
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.
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Blake Woerner Higgins 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 Blake Woerner Higgins as eligible to order or refer durable medical equipment (DME) 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 Mobile and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Mobile, AL (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 214. Middle half: 53 to 424.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Alabama (2024, 501 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 207. Middle half: 69 to 574.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Mobile, AL (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,428. Middle half: $3,567 to $31,074.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Alabama (2024, 501 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,016. Middle half: $5,501 to $33,659.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Mobile, AL (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,230. Middle half: $2,770 to $23,320.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Alabama (2024, 501 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,803. Middle half: $4,174 to $24,660.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Mobile, AL (2024, 78 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 239. Middle half: 73 to 696.
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Alabama (2024, 480 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 213. Middle half: 61 to 695.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Mobile, AL (2024, 78 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,193. Middle half: $921 to $124,190.
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Alabama (2024, 480 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,629. Middle half: $562 to $80,038.
186 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Mobile, AL (1,148 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Mobile
2.7% of these 186 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
62.9% of these 186 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 364% from 89 in 2017 to 413 in 2024.
- 2017: 89
- 2018: 62
- 2019: 51
- 2023: 229
- 2024: 413
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 138% from $10,009 in 2017 to $23,867 in 2024.
- 2017: $10,009
- 2018: $6,828
- 2019: $5,965
- 2023: $14,074
- 2024: $23,867
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 159% from $7,074 in 2017 to $18,314 in 2024.
- 2017: $7,074
- 2018: $5,214
- 2019: $4,477
- 2023: $11,194
- 2024: $18,314
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 913% from 313 in 2020 to 3,170 in 2024.
- 2020: 313
- 2021: 643
- 2022: 1,605
- 2023: 2,242
- 2024: 3,170
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 1009% from 708 in 2020 to 7,844 in 2024.
- 2020: 708
- 2021: 1,608
- 2022: 3,827
- 2023: 5,295
- 2024: 7,844
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 10839% from $3,708 in 2020 to $405,623 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,708
- 2021: $9,016
- 2022: $84,199
- 2023: $236,359
- 2024: $405,623
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $889.05 in 2021 to $675.32 in 2024.
- 2021: $889.05
- 2022: $1,218.40
- 2023: $683.04
- 2024: $675.32
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), 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 2024 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2024): 38 records totaling $675.32.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QULIPTA | General | $124.21 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FARXIGA | General | $34.97 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $23.26 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $22.18 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $22.00 |
| Corium, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Azstarys | General | $19.49 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Kerendia | General | $18.43 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $18.36 |
| Corium, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Azstarys | General | $18.16 |
| Corium, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Azstarys | General | $18.10 |
| Corium, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Azstarys | General | $17.99 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ryaltris | General | $17.81 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $17.42 |
| Corium, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Azstarys | General | $17.37 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $16.83 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Kerendia | General | $15.78 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $15.77 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $15.67 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $15.13 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $14.97 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $14.96 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $14.60 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $14.37 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $13.66 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XIFAXAN | General | $13.62 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, 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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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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113 | 69 | $95.00 | $69.60 |
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99497
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes
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55 | 55 | $100.00 | $63.78 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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48 | 48 | $161.15 | $97.60 |
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G0446
Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes
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48 | 48 | $30.00 | $19.63 |
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G0444
Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes
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45 | 45 | $40.00 | $14.25 |
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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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43 | 38 | $140.00 | $97.35 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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26 | 16 | $35.00 | $10.89 |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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24 | 17 | $30.00 | $9.52 |
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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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11 | 11 | $185.00 | $138.92 |
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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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 262 | 23,080 | $3,470.54 | 84 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 218 | 18,145 | $2,433.99 | 66 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 148 | 13,110 | $1,188.36 | 47 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 131 | 11,689 | $684.26 | 44 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 103 | 3,459 | $108,706.00 | 27 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 98 | 8,730 | $1,892.66 | 36 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 93 | 7,505 | $702.16 | 36 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 90 | 7,241 | $610.93 | 31 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 88 | 7,480 | $983.34 | 30 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 74 | 6,046 | $426.54 | 23 |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 74 | 6,470 | $1,800.31 | 27 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 70 | 2,270 | $78,879.99 | 15 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 69 | 5,860 | $575.28 | 27 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 68 | 6,160 | $719.96 | 19 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 62 | 4,950 | $720.56 | 23 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 56 | 4,775 | $451.53 | 23 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 54 | 4,440 | $716.28 | 18 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 51 | 3,269 | $242.13 | 17 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 49 | 4,290 | $503.53 | 18 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 48 | 1,545 | $483.60 | 18 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 44 | 3,300 | $487.49 | 12 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 44 | 902 | $914.96 | 19 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 43 | 2,250 | $45,731.93 | 11 |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 42 | 3,820 | $468.62 | 13 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 42 | 3,600 | $533.43 | 11 |
(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: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20150611002975
AL
3375864655
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated March 04, 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 Physician Assistants in Mobile
- Zachary Hughes, PA-C
- Jordan Rose
- Nancy Webster
- Karen Cox, PA-C
- Elizabeth Eisenbeis, PA-C
- Kevin Johnson, PA-C
Mailing Address
3280 Dauphin St, Building B, Suite 118
Mobile, AL 366064060
Phone: 2515454579