Alberto Echeverri, M.D.,F.A.C.S.
Surgery Physician · Gadsden, AL
Alberto Echeverri, M.D.,F.A.C.S. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1609837152, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00021657, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alberto Echeverri
- Credential
- M.D.,F.A.C.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 00021657 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 Goodyear Ave, Gadsden, AL 35903
- Phone
- (256) 492-0020
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 492-0029
- Medicaid ID
- 000076949 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050310000629); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alberto Echeverri in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00021657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
663 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 186 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin138 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen81 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen70 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl59 claims
- Ibuprofen37 claims
- Levofloxacin33 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $63.82
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Gadsden Regional Physician Group Practice LLCGadsden, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alberto Echeverri among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Alberto Echeverri, M.D.,F.A.C.S. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Campbell, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031992762041
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- Larry May, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031811230121
- Florencia Pereira Zigante, MDGadsden, AL 359031750900676
- Edgar Victoria, MDGadsden, AL 359031023122421
- Lucian Newman, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011639136716
- Charles Newman, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011093772162
- Paul Nordness, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011760456941
Common questions
What is Alberto Echeverri, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s NPI number?
Alberto Echeverri, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609837152, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alberto Echeverri, M.D.,F.A.C.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Goodyear Ave, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 492-0020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alberto Echeverri, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00021657, 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 Alberto Echeverri, M.D.,F.A.C.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alberto Echeverri, M.D.,F.A.C.S. had 663 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alberto Echeverri, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.