Caroline Howard Studdard, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Vestavia, AL
Caroline Howard Studdard, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Vestavia, Alabama, and NPI 1215319058, issued on Jun 28, 2015. Check the license (Alabama 35628, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline Howard Studdard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 35628 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8000 Liberty Pkwy Ste 114, Vestavia, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 968-5988
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 968-5990
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180913002598); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8000 Liberty Pkwy Ste 114
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Caroline Howard Studdard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 35628Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,111 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium160 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium104 claims
- Trazodone Hcl60 claims
- Gabapentin57 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate54 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium50 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.
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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $976.49
66 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Affinity Physician Services, LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline Howard Studdard among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Caroline Howard Studdard, MD is one of 1,705 internal 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 2015, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Alabama
There are 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Alderson, MDBirmingham, AL 352421609808823
- Billy Buckner, MDBirmingham, AL 352421699756973
- Sharon Chaney, M.D.Vestavia Hls, AL 352421083702849
- John Farley, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421154483196
- Amy Illescas, M.D.Hoover, AL 352421346269123
- Tammy Leong, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421477615425
- Rebecca Lockhart, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421619039666
- Barney McIntire, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421174560700
Common questions
What is Caroline Howard Studdard, MD's NPI number?
Caroline Howard Studdard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215319058, issued on Jun 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline Howard Studdard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8000 Liberty Pkwy Ste 114, Vestavia, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 968-5988. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline Howard Studdard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 35628, 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 Caroline Howard Studdard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline Howard Studdard, MD had 2,111 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Caroline Howard Studdard, MD'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.