NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carl Hunter Russell, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Pell City, AL

Carl Hunter Russell, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pell City, Alabama, and NPI 1427317494, issued on May 11, 2012. Check the license (Alabama MD32875, 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
1427317494
Name
Carl Hunter Russell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
MD32875 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
70 Plaza Dr, Pell City, AL 35125
Phone
(205) 814-9284
Enumerated
May 11, 2012
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 814-9626
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131203001279); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2012
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 70 Plaza Dr

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

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  2. Cassie Burton, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992256010
  3. Sandra Carpenter, R.D.L.D.Registered Dietitian1811283187
  4. Kimberli Clinkscales, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1396103123
  5. Casey Crumb, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700225646
  6. Lisa Ellison, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164850954

Verify Carl Hunter Russell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MD32875    Check the board
  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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10.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

36,177 Medicare Part D claims for 1,181 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 1,138 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carl Russell36,177
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,711 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium1,412 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium1,363 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate1,230 claims
  5. Furosemide887 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium840 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: $853.83

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.

  1. Carl Russell$853.83
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Birmingham Internal Medicine Associates, LLCHoover, AL

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

Carl Hunter Russell among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama

Carl Hunter Russell, M.D. 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 2012, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pell City

They are 12 of the 262 NPPES records with a practice address in Pell City, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Dupre, MDPell City, AL 351251104802495
  2. Charlotte Haley, MDPell City, AL 351251962073205
  3. Laura Johnson, MDPell City, AL 351251851853295
  4. Rutwij Jotani, M.D.Pell City, AL 351251356303143
  5. Ilinca Prisacaru, M.D.Pell City, AL 351251831458892
  6. Mary SuggsPell City, AL 351251154317758
  7. Jack Vibbert, DOPell City, AL 351251063924868
  8. Linsey Williams, M.D.Pell City, AL 351251023230463

Common questions

What is Carl Hunter Russell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carl Hunter Russell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427317494, issued on May 11, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carl Hunter Russell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 70 Plaza Dr, Pell City, AL, 35125. Phone: (205) 814-9284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carl Hunter Russell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD32875, 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 Carl Hunter Russell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carl Hunter Russell, M.D. had 36,177 Medicare Part D claims for 1,181 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.