NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Caitlin Handlan

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Vestavia, AL

Caitlin Handlan is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Vestavia, Alabama, and NPI 1851904163, issued on Aug 26, 2020. Check the license (Alabama 1-159301, 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
1851904163
Name
Caitlin Handlan
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
1-159301 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5018 Cahaba River RD, Vestavia, AL 35243
Phone
(205) 397-5200
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2020
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2023
Fax
(205) 203-9858
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5018 Cahaba River RD

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

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  4. Lauren Decker, PASurgical Physician Assistant1154889517
  5. Johnny Gibbs, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1528257730
  6. Sarah Gibson, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245724939

Verify Caitlin Handlan 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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Caitlin Handlan21
  2. Specialty average594

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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $55.53

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Caitlin Handlan$55.53
  2. Specialty average$647.94

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Caitlin Handlan among 959 acute care nurse practitioner records in Alabama

Caitlin Handlan is one of 959 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% 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 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Vestavia

They are 6 of the 874 NPPES records with a practice address in Vestavia, and 959 acute care nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jami Archer, CRNPVestavia, AL 352431033693411
  2. Nicholas Blair, NPBirmingham, AL 352431134621972
  3. William Boyd, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352431982143228
  4. Lauren Callander, CRNPVestavia, AL 352431407305527
  5. Jamie FisherVestavia, AL 352431205386737
  6. Jody Gilchrist, RN, MSN, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352431649407420
  7. Heather Guilbert, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352431861903890
  8. Kendra Harrison, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352431811353014

Common questions

What is Caitlin Handlan's NPI number?

Caitlin Handlan's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851904163, issued on Aug 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Caitlin Handlan located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5018 Cahaba River RD, Vestavia, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 397-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Caitlin Handlan's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-159301, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Caitlin Handlan prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Caitlin Handlan had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Caitlin Handlan's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.