Armand Schachter, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Birmingham, AL
Armand Schachter, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1295784312, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00020958, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Armand Schachter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 00020958 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Riverchase Ridge, Birmingham, AL 35244
- Phone
- (205) 444-0420
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2 Riverchase Ridge
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bill Baker, LPC LMFTProfessional Counselor1902856057
- Dana Ross, PHDClinical Psychologist1427008895
Verify Armand Schachter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00020958Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
10.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
10,670 Medicare Part D claims for 642 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,010 among the 32,287 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam954 claims
- Clonazepam665 claims
- Trazodone Hcl543 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate492 claims
- Doxepin Hcl339 claims
- Bupropion Xl309 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 6.9 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: $139,346.90
294 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,691 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,902.45 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Grayson And Associates PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama
There are 470 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.
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- Caroline Abolade, MDGadsden, AL1528002128
- Bayani Abordo, M.D.Mobile, AL1881696540
- Amber Abrams, MDBirmingham, AL1649776337
- Douglas Adams, MDHuntsville, AL1043291123
- Sofia Aeschlimann, MDHuntsville, AL1447255393
- Syed Aftab, MDJasper, AL1639119894
- Quratulain Agha, M.DHuntsville, AL1093155590
- Ahmed Alhassan, MBBSMontgomery, AL1154090314
- Saleem Ali, MDHaleyville, AL1801989124
Common questions
What is Armand Schachter, MD's NPI number?
Armand Schachter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295784312, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Armand Schachter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Riverchase Ridge, Birmingham, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 444-0420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Armand Schachter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00020958, 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 Armand Schachter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Armand Schachter, MD had 10,670 Medicare Part D claims for 642 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,010. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Armand Schachter, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 6.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.