Affinity Cardio-Thoracic Specialists LLC in Vestavia, AL
This organization bills under NPI 1366895674, an organization record issued on Jul 21, 2016 with the primary taxonomy Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician. Each clinician who works there has their own NPI and license.
- Legal name
- Affinity Cardio-Thoracic Specialists LLC
- Entity
- Type 2 · organization
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- Practice location
- 2871 ACTON RD SUITE 100, Vestavia, AL 35243
- Phone
- 205-716-6900
- Mailing address
- Franklin, TN
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2016
- Record updated
- Jul 24, 2025
- Authorized official
- Director Provider Enrollment (title as filed)
12 clinicians CMS lists with Affinity Cardio Thoracic Specialists in Vestavia
- Livia Cara Sinclair, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1760923510
- John Casterline, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1245279751
- James Cilimberg, PAPhysician Assistant1255738605
- Jacob Dobbs, PA-CPhysician Assistant1992194294
- Catherine Faught, PASurgical Physician Assistant1669144184
- Joseph Martinez, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1326305491
- Sarah Murphy, CRNPNurse Practitioner1619502721
- Ellen Rehme, PAPhysician Assistant1033657424
- John Richardson, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1457390981
- Leanne Sauers, CRNPNurse Practitioner1609340629
- Parvez Sultan, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1356381685
- Tyler Wahl, MD, MSPHThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1750724654
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians group affiliations, matched by practice name and city.
Checking an organization
- Confirm the business with the Alabama secretary of state.
- Check the HHS-OIG exclusion list for the organization.
- Verify each clinician on their own record and the state license search.
Common questions
Why is the mailing address in Tennessee?
The mailing address in the record (Franklin, TN) is where the organization receives mail. Care is given at the practice location in Vestavia.
Is an organization NPI a license?
No. An NPI identifies who bills. Facilities and the clinicians who work there are licensed separately by the state.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), monthly file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.