Albert Lester Sprinkle, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Decatur, AL
Albert Lester Sprinkle, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1841337664, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 21792, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Albert Lester Sprinkle
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 21792 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1615 Kathy LN SW, Decatur, AL 35603
- Phone
- (256) 306-4023
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 306-4106
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260306001837); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1615 Kathy LN SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Amber Garth, M.S. ALCMental Health Counselor1831288414
- Karen Gearhart, L.C.S.W. P.I.P.Mental Health Counselor1316028061
- Dennis Griffith, LCSW,ACSW,PIPMental Health Counselor1710073622
Verify Albert Lester Sprinkle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21792Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $666.74
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mental Health Center OF North Central Alabama Inc.Athens, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Albert Lester Sprinkle among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama
Albert Lester Sprinkle, M.D. is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 237 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama
There are 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.
All 517 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yelena Chistyakova, M.D.Decatur, AL 356031295944056
- James Gamble, MDDecatur, AL 356031205808649
- William Huddleston, MDDecatur, AL 356031386604619
- Bryant Mahaffey, M.D.Decatur, AL 356031891014742
- Manjula Swamy, MDDecatur, AL 356031891776506
- Nikki Brannon, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011245324011
- Robert Hellard, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011174663496
- James Holsomback, RNDecatur, AL 356011194851675
Common questions
What is Albert Lester Sprinkle, M.D.'s NPI number?
Albert Lester Sprinkle, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841337664, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Albert Lester Sprinkle, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1615 Kathy LN SW, Decatur, AL, 35603. Phone: (256) 306-4023. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Albert Lester Sprinkle, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 21792, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Albert Lester Sprinkle, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Albert Lester Sprinkle, M.D. had 40 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.