Brian A. Cost, MD
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Huntsville, AL
Brian A. Cost, MD is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1699988048, issued on May 8, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 23623, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian A. Cost
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
- License number
- 23623 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4704 Whitesburg Dr. SW, Huntsville, AL 35802
- Phone
- (256) 489-5215
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2024
- Fax
- (256) 489-5700
- Medicaid ID
- 009920105 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051011000166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4704 Whitesburg Dr. SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffery Garrard, MDFamily Medicine Physician1134347495
Verify Brian A. Cost in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23623Check 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 sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
2,649 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium132 claims
- Omeprazole101 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium94 claims
- Trazodone Hcl88 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium84 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate77 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: $1,116.89
65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 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
- Brian Cost, M.D., P.C.Huntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian A. Cost among 40 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Alabama
Brian A. Cost, MD is one of 40 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 15% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2015 among the 36 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QS0010X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 40 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Alabama.
All 40 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Raley, MDHuntsville, AL 358021043952195
- Carlos Liotta, MDTuscumbia, AL 356741528270790
- Eric Hatfield, D.O.Athens, AL 356131518921543
- William Sykes, DODecatur, AL 356031760831028
- William Burkhalter, MDMontgomery, AL 361171649353756
- Joshua Maher, DOMontgomery, AL 361171114504735
- William Tremlett, DOMontgomery, AL 361171912305418
- Derek Woessner, MDMontgomery, AL 361171750476016
Common questions
What is Brian A. Cost, MD's NPI number?
Brian A. Cost, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699988048, issued on May 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian A. Cost, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4704 Whitesburg Dr. SW, Huntsville, AL, 35802. Phone: (256) 489-5215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian A. Cost, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 23623, 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 Brian A. Cost, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian A. Cost, MD had 2,649 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. 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.