Arthur Frederick Patton, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Gardendale, AL
Arthur Frederick Patton, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gardendale, Alabama, and NPI 1003855149, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 10605, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur Frederick Patton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 10605 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 527 Fieldstown RD, Gardendale, AL 35071
- Phone
- (205) 631-5671
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 631-4268
- Medicaid ID
- 000011553 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100331000733); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arthur Frederick Patton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10605Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,495 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 186 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate559 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium553 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium442 claims
- Gabapentin281 claims
- Losartan Potassium266 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium258 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: $293.97
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Birmingham Internal Medicine Associates, LLCGardendale, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arthur Frederick Patton among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Arthur Frederick Patton, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gardendale
They are 11 of the 363 NPPES records with a practice address in Gardendale, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 1,705 in Alabama → Every provider in Gardendale → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Cantrell, D.O.Gardendale, AL 350711609020866
- Gilbert Douglas, D.O.Gardendale, AL 350711881865103
- William Howell, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711174577084
- Nolan Hudson, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711154376416
- John Nichols, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711316992670
- J Pitts, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711669494068
- Melissa Toner, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711154374841
- Ricky Tubbs, DOGardendale, AL 350711184800971
Common questions
What is Arthur Frederick Patton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Arthur Frederick Patton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003855149, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur Frederick Patton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 527 Fieldstown RD, Gardendale, AL, 35071. Phone: (205) 631-5671. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur Frederick Patton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 10605, 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 Arthur Frederick Patton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arthur Frederick Patton, M.D. had 10,495 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.