Dr. Jonathan C Commander , MD
Internal Medicine • Opelika, AL
121 N 20th St, #6
Opelika, AL 368015449
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Dr. Jonathan Commander is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on October 12, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 893 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 525 service units.
- G0439 — Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit: 113 service units.
- 96372 — Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle: 89 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2022 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2023). CPT notice
See all 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,540 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:
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 156 prescription fills, including refills.
- Metoprolol Succinate — 155 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate — 149 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 62 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Opelika, AL (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 323. Middle half: 58 to 8,883.
Close to the middle for Part D prescriptions among clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Alabama (2024, 1,103 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,192. Middle half: 168 to 9,022.
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 B services went from 53,843 in 2019 to 893 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019–2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
121 N 20th St
#6
Opelika, AL 368015449
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
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $85,697 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. 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, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $58,532 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, 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, 2023.
30-day fills
6,158 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
$104,010 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $16.57 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Commander 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. Commander 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 Opelika and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Opelika, AL (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 323. Middle half: 58 to 8,883.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Alabama (2024, 1,103 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,192. Middle half: 168 to 9,022.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Opelika, AL (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,533. Middle half: $560 to $751,920.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Alabama (2024, 1,103 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $170,897. Middle half: $8,760 to $851,176.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Commander are from 2023.
30 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Opelika, AL (1,706 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Opelika
10% of these 30 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
76.7% of these 30 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 decreased 98% from 53,843 in 2019 to 893 in 2023.
- 2019: 53,843
- 2020: 2,256
- 2021: 2,251
- 2022: 1,798
- 2023: 893
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 48% from $165,646 in 2019 to $85,697 in 2023.
- 2019: $165,646
- 2020: $153,645
- 2021: $186,244
- 2022: $153,672
- 2023: $85,697
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 51% from $118,841 in 2019 to $58,532 in 2023.
- 2019: $118,841
- 2020: $109,507
- 2021: $135,403
- 2022: $109,083
- 2023: $58,532
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 83% from 15,089 in 2020 to 2,540 in 2024.
- 2020: 15,089
- 2021: 15,293
- 2022: 15,279
- 2023: 13,555
- 2024: 2,540
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 79% from 29,170 in 2020 to 6,158 in 2024.
- 2020: 29,170
- 2021: 30,249
- 2022: 31,366
- 2023: 29,049
- 2024: 6,158
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 85% from $705,158 in 2020 to $104,010 in 2024.
- 2020: $705,158
- 2021: $819,986
- 2022: $848,706
- 2023: $870,897
- 2024: $104,010
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $459.64 in 2020 to $16.57 in 2024.
- 2020: $459.64
- 2021: $343.05
- 2022: $284.54
- 2023: $207.04
- 2024: $16.57
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), 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): fewer than 11 records totaling $16.57.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Mylan Specialty L.P. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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YUPELRI | General | $16.57 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, 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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525 | 257 | $158.00 | $116.13 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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113 | 113 | $167.00 | $119.23 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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89 | 25 | $40.00 | $12.84 |
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99490
Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month
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55 | 15 | $70.00 | $58.05 |
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71046
X-ray of chest, 2 views
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49 | 41 | $69.00 | $29.19 |
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77080
Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine
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34 | 34 | $155.00 | $33.97 |
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90677
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use
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14 | 14 | $314.00 | $281.16 |
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G0009
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
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14 | 14 | $38.00 | $28.50 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; 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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| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 156 | 11,788 | $2,366.58 | 77 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 155 | 11,260 | $3,504.21 | 78 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 149 | 11,977 | $942.71 | 85 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 148 | 11,590 | $1,975.17 | 81 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 146 | 11,791 | $2,037.71 | 77 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 132 | 11,248 | $1,933.21 | 74 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 118 | 8,649 | $1,985.08 | 56 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 85 | 7,370 | $1,777.07 | 43 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 77 | 5,379 | $622.52 | 40 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 62 | 4,864 | $711.93 | 33 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 59 | 5,184 | $192.17 | 36 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 52 | 3,385 | $1,502.81 | 26 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 52 | 2,153 | $1,173.55 | 11 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 50 | 3,487 | $302.39 | 30 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 49 | 3,813 | $623.30 | 26 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 49 | 3,485 | $474.44 | 24 |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 47 | 2,575 | $836.49 | 20 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 44 | 3,778 | $942.36 | 28 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 43 | 2,723 | $482.10 | 24 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 42 | 3,720 | $222.16 | 22 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 40 | 3,573 | $191.00 | 29 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 40 | 3,360 | $1,141.21 | 28 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 39 | 2,334 | $443.39 | 14 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 36 | 1,440 | $27,511.32 | 13 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 30 | 2,700 | $256.14 | 19 |
(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: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20101122000591
AL
3375736358
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.
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), MPA
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 12, 2006.
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 Internal Medicine Providers in Opelika
- Dr. Peyton Greene, DO
- Dr. Joshua Clason, DO
- Dr. Luis Zegada, MD
- Dr. Patricia Wade, MD
- James Royal, DR
- Dr. Amanda Austin, MD
Mailing Address
121 N 20th St, #6
Opelika, AL 368015449
Phone: 3347493385