NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bruce Pava, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL

Bruce Pava, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1821083569, issued on Sep 19, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 00007584, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821083569
Name
Bruce Pava
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
00007584 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
860 Montclair RD, Birmingham, AL 35213
Phone
(205) 599-3990
Enumerated
Sep 19, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 599-3901
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040728001597); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1973
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 860 Montclair RD

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

  1. Chad Austin, MDPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1659581551
  2. Timothy Bullock, MDSurgery Physician1144295130
  3. Heather Christie, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1548296577
  4. Jennifer Courtney, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1407987191
  5. Shannon Dunn, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154316743
  6. Audra Eason, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1174788970

Verify Bruce Pava in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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10.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

2,341 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 340 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bruce Pava2,341
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen164 claims
  2. Alprazolam94 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen90 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate72 claims
  5. Gabapentin72 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl57 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hospital Medicine Associates LLCBirmingham, AL

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

Bruce Pava among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama

Bruce Pava, MD is one of 678 emergency 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

238 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 238 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bryan Balentine, MDBirmingham, AL 352131881614451
  2. John Burke, D.O.Birmingham, AL 352131164487054
  3. John Croushorn, MDBirmingham, AL 352131639182397
  4. Elizabeth Gray, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352131093919300
  5. Robert Record, MDBirmingham, AL 352121134177884
  6. Bruce Burns, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352111538124425
  7. Jordan Turner, DOBirmingham, AL 352111538194535
  8. Donald Abele, MDBirmingham, AL 352101669420394

Common questions

What is Bruce Pava, MD's NPI number?

Bruce Pava, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821083569, issued on Sep 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bruce Pava, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 860 Montclair RD, Birmingham, AL, 35213. Phone: (205) 599-3990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bruce Pava, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 00007584, 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 Bruce Pava, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bruce Pava, MD had 2,341 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.