NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Edwards, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Gadsden, AL

Benjamin Edwards, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1316560691, issued on May 21, 2020. Check the license (Alabama 1-143831, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316560691
Name
Benjamin Edwards
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
1-143831 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1007 Goodyear Ave, Gadsden, AL 35903
Phone
(256) 494-4000
Enumerated
May 21, 2020
Record last updated
Jun 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200720001991); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1007 Goodyear Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tasha Adkison, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1245404078
  2. Michele Angel, P.T.Physical Therapist1346301637
  3. Muhammad Lucman Anwer, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1144741596
  4. Teresa Bachelor, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1386734077
  5. Julia Baldwin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1467545525
  6. Steven BeegleCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1902336308

Verify Benjamin Edwards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Anesthesia AssociatesGadsden, AL
  2. Anesthesiologists Associated PCBirmingham, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Edwards among 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Alabama

Benjamin Edwards, CRNA is one of 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Alabama. 76% 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 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 78% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2011 among the 1,489 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

53 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Gadsden

They are 53 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Gadsden, and 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Alabama.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Teresa Bachelor, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031386734077
  2. Julia Baldwin, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031467545525
  3. William Carr, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031881638849
  4. Kelly Cochran, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031326128505
  5. Lowell Dooley, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031861422701
  6. Kerry Hester, C.R.N.A.Gadsden, AL 359031881780153
  7. James Holmes, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031164515425
  8. Kimberly Kimsey, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031366538696

Common questions

What is Benjamin Edwards, CRNA's NPI number?

Benjamin Edwards, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316560691, issued on May 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Edwards, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1007 Goodyear Ave, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 494-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Edwards, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-143831, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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