Dr. Albert Lynn Ridgeway , MD
Specialist โข Sheffield, AL
342 Cox Blvd
Sheffield, AL 356604000
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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NPI assigned on February 21, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 5,276 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:
- J1010 โ Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg: 1,024 service units.
- 85025 โ Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count: 386 service units.
- 36415 โ Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample: 365 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 46 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 737 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:
- Trelegy Ellipta (Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter) โ 91 prescription fills, including refills.
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (Albuterol Sulfate) โ 50 prescription fills, including refills.
- Zolpidem Tartrate โ 44 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 32 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Alabama (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,073. Middle half: 294 to 2,658.
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 5,814 in 2020 to 5,276 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
342 Cox Blvd
Sheffield, AL 356604000
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: Shoals Primary Care, Llc. 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
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine
1992
What Public CMS Data Show
Specialist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
632 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 $150,725 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 $117,500 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
1,309 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
$653,798 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: $913.39 across 40 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $834.40 across 39 records.
- Education: $78.99 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 12)
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.: $178.87 across 11 records.
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $139.95 across 7 records.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.: $129.00 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
34 years (graduated 1992)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1992 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
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.
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. Ridgeway 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. Ridgeway 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 Sheffield 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 Specialist in Alabama (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,073. Middle half: 294 to 2,658.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Sheffield have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Alabama (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $60,469. Middle half: $20,778 to $147,408.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Sheffield have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Alabama (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,265. Middle half: $15,498 to $105,953.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Sheffield have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Specialist in Alabama (2024, 145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 762. Middle half: 186 to 2,437.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Sheffield have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Alabama (2024, 145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $41,558. Middle half: $3,769 to $290,757.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Sheffield have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
6 active clinicians are listed under Specialist with a practice address in Sheffield, AL (545 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 stayed about the same: 5,814 in 2020 and 5,276 in 2024.
- 2020: 5,814
- 2021: 6,762
- 2022: 5,504
- 2023: 4,565
- 2024: 5,276
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 40% from $250,895 in 2020 to $150,725 in 2024.
- 2020: $250,895
- 2021: $305,047
- 2022: $225,508
- 2023: $184,509
- 2024: $150,725
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 39% from $191,703 in 2020 to $117,500 in 2024.
- 2020: $191,703
- 2021: $239,307
- 2022: $177,182
- 2023: $142,162
- 2024: $117,500
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 65% from 2,082 in 2020 to 737 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,082
- 2021: 1,826
- 2022: 1,265
- 2023: 558
- 2024: 737
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 58% from 3,104 in 2020 to 1,309 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,104
- 2021: 2,689
- 2022: 2,072
- 2023: 961
- 2024: 1,309
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 96% from $334,055 in 2020 to $653,798 in 2024.
- 2020: $334,055
- 2021: $313,053
- 2022: $280,303
- 2023: $344,002
- 2024: $653,798
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $905.24 in 2021 to $913.39 in 2025.
- 2021: $905.24
- 2022: $536.86
- 2023: $461.62
- 2024: $955.97
- 2025: $913.39
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): 40 records totaling $913.39.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INSPIRE | General | $129.00 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Education
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $78.99 |
| Insmed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Arikayce | General | $28.70 |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XYWAV | General | $28.08 |
| Insmed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Arikayce | General | $27.19 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $25.65 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $25.23 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $24.95 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $23.60 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRELEGY ELLIPTA | General | $22.56 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NUCALA | General | $21.67 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $21.12 |
| Insmed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Arikayce | General | $20.89 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRELEGY ELLIPTA | General | $20.51 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $20.22 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZERBAXA | General | $20.18 |
| 3B Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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LUNA | General | $20.16 |
| Indivior Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SUBLOCADE | General | $19.82 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NUCALA | General | $19.39 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $19.19 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $18.81 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $17.93 |
| Indivior Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SUBLOCADE | General | $17.25 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $16.58 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NUCALA | General | $16.53 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 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 โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; 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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J1010
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg
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1,024 | 13 | $0.77 | $0.13 |
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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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386 | 228 | $21.00 | $7.54 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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365 | 222 | $10.00 | $8.65 |
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80053
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
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362 | 214 | $33.00 | $10.30 |
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84443
Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
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337 | 206 | $45.00 | $16.37 |
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J1100
Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
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325 | 41 | $5.00 | $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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271 | 165 | $195.00 | $106.08 |
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71046
X-ray of chest, 2 views
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266 | 199 | $75.00 | $28.61 |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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200 | 113 | $26.91 | $9.20 |
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80061
Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
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185 | 145 | $33.00 | $12.48 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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124 | 37 | $115.00 | $66.62 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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106 | 45 | $42.00 | $12.01 |
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71250
Ct scan of chest without contrast
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93 | 70 | $255.00 | $72.14 |
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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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89 | 19 | $65.00 | $57.01 |
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94010
Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume
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85 | 84 | $60.00 | $23.01 |
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94729
Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases
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84 | 83 | $90.00 | $47.50 |
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94727
Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout
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83 | 82 | $79.76 | $37.19 |
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87635
Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen
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55 | 43 | $130.00 | $49.37 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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55 | 46 | $300.00 | $155.53 |
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87502
Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus
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51 | 38 | $105.00 | $92.04 |
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82607
Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level
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48 | 42 | $31.00 | $14.47 |
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95810
Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older)
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47 | 47 | $310.00 | $108.33 |
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95810
Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older)
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46 | 23 | $538.26 | $278.97 |
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82746
Folic acid level, serum
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43 | 38 | $30.00 | $14.07 |
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95811
Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older)
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43 | 22 | $533.72 | $277.96 |
(top 25 shown)
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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| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 91 | 3,420 | $70,755.17 | 32 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 50 | 1,229 | $1,128.36 | 21 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 44 | 2,760 | $396.38 | 17 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 42 | 3,600 | $531.83 | 17 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 32 | 1,920 | $873.55 | 17 |
| Methylphenidate Hcl | Methylphenidate Hcl | 30 | 900 | $584.72 | โ |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 29 | 2,430 | $392.18 | 14 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 24 | 1,736 | $232.33 | 11 |
| Xywav | Sodium,calcium,mag,pot Oxybate | 24 | 720 | $485,127.51 | โ |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 23 | 1,100 | $130.99 | โ |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 22 | 1,273 | $93.57 | โ |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 21 | 321 | $66.46 | 17 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 20 | 1,740 | $256.87 | 11 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 19 | 1,027 | $79.10 | โ |
| Buprenorphine-Naloxone | Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 19 | 376 | $2,647.56 | โ |
| Xolair | Omalizumab | 18 | 504 | $20,442.00 | โ |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 17 | 984 | $62.95 | 11 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 17 | 1,286 | $210.72 | โ |
| Breztri Aerosphere | Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 17 | 510 | $10,215.78 | โ |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 16 | 243 | $65.37 | โ |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 16 | 1,440 | $249.14 | โ |
| Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime Axetil | 16 | 115 | $193.51 | 15 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 15 | 1,290 | $150.06 | โ |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 15 | 1,230 | $112.39 | โ |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 14 | 520 | $35.79 | โ |
(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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-05-26NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PULMONARY DISEASE
I20080423000017
AL
7911085501
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
Shoals Primary Care, Llc
342 Cox Boulevard, Sheffield, AL 356604000
Phone: 2563834473
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 - Family
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Recorded as ALBERT RIDGEWAY, MD
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 342 COX BLVD, SHEFFIELD, AL 356604000 (Tel: 2563834473)
Registered at PO BOX 2587, MUSCLE SHOALS, AL 356622587 (Tel: 2563834473)
Recorded as A RIDGEWAY, MD
Specialist (license number reported to NPPES: AL 17451)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Specialists in Sheffield
Mailing Address
Po Box 2587
Muscle Shoals, AL 356622587
Phone: 2563834473