April L. Ponder, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lincoln, AL
April L. Ponder, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Alabama, and NPI 1699704197, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00024335, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- April L. Ponder
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 00024335 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 Patton Chapel RD, Lincoln, AL 35096
- Phone
- (205) 763-1414
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 463-1447
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051011000173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1100 Patton Chapel RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mark Ponder, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1023047529
Verify April L. Ponder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00024335Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,938 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 418 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium734 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium422 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium336 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium309 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen272 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate254 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: $929.46
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Lincoln Family Practice PCLincoln, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
April L. Ponder among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
April L. Ponder, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lincoln
They are 3 of the 44 NPPES records with a practice address in Lincoln, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stanley Jett, M.D.Lincoln, AL 350961154424695
- Mark Ponder, M.D.Lincoln, AL 350961023047529
- Kurtis Eaton, MDLeeds, AL 350941265419550
- Joseph Germann, M.D.Leeds, AL 350941558475608
- William Morris, M.D.Leeds, AL 350941073627121
- Lynn Jetton, M.D.Holly Pond, AL 350831346511722
- Rasa Miller, MDMc Calla, AL 351111982672952
- David Aizenman, MDHelena, AL 350801033114905
Common questions
What is April L. Ponder, M.D.'s NPI number?
April L. Ponder, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699704197, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is April L. Ponder, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Patton Chapel RD, Lincoln, AL, 35096. Phone: (205) 763-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify April L. Ponder, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00024335, 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 April L. Ponder, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, April L. Ponder, M.D. had 10,938 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.