Benjamin Echols, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Benjamin Echols, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1750900031, issued on Apr 16, 2020. Check the license (Alabama 48393, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Echols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 48393 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 11TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 930-7100
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241031004040); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2021
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Echols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 48393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
522 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium49 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium40 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium37 claims
- Losartan Potassium22 claims
- Lisinopril20 claims
- Metformin Hcl17 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: $30.41
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Echols among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Benjamin Echols, MD 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 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
181 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 181 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Echols, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Echols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750900031, issued on Apr 16, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Echols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 11TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 930-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Echols, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 48393, 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 Benjamin Echols, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Echols, MD had 522 Medicare Part D claims for 91 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.