Carla Rutherford Copeland, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
Carla Rutherford Copeland, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1588063655, issued on Aug 14, 2014. Check the license (Alabama 35519, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carla Rutherford Copeland
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 35519 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 625 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL 35249
- Phone
- (205) 934-2490
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210412000771); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 625 19TH Street South
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Verify Carla Rutherford Copeland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 35519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
616 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ofev102 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa76 claims
- Pirfenidone64 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil41 claims
- Prednisone35 claims
- Breo Ellipta19 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: $612.09
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carla Rutherford Copeland among 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama
Carla Rutherford Copeland, M.D. is one of 219 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jason Fain, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491174882310
- Mridul Gupta, M.B.B.S.Birmingham, AL 352491760832687
- Rutwij Joshi, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491205271400
- Roma Mehta, MDBirmingham, AL 352491467895938
Common questions
What is Carla Rutherford Copeland, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carla Rutherford Copeland, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588063655, issued on Aug 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carla Rutherford Copeland, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (205) 934-2490. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carla Rutherford Copeland, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 35519, 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 Carla Rutherford Copeland, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carla Rutherford Copeland, M.D. had 616 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.