NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carolyn C. Smallwood

Physician Assistant · Birmingham, AL

Carolyn C. Smallwood is a physician assistant with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1578004552, issued on Mar 10, 2017. Check the license with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; 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
1578004552
Name
Carolyn C. Smallwood
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
3105 Independence Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone
(205) 803-2210
Enumerated
Mar 10, 2017
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 803-2214
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170426002737); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3105 Independence Dr

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

  1. Tracy Flemming-Tracy, OTOccupational Therapist1902187537
  2. Mary FondrenSpecialist1740730167
  3. Kathleen Smith, SPEECH THERAPTIST LASpeech-Language Pathologist1972908267
  4. Emily Wilkes, PTPhysical Therapist1255411575

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this professionCheck 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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

1,831 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Carolyn Smallwood1,831
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Baclofen122 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl95 claims
  3. Topiramate81 claims
  4. Prednisone71 claims
  5. Levetiracetam68 claims
  6. Carbidopa-Levodopa64 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: $3,145.83

148 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carolyn Smallwood$3,145.83
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Alabama Neurology AssociatesBirmingham, AL

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

Carolyn C. Smallwood among 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama

Carolyn C. Smallwood is one of 1,148 physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 37% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2020 among the 739 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

368 physician assistant records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 368 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cliff Arceneaux, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352091457442840
  2. Aliza Bircheat, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352091669833968
  3. Jeffrey Davis, P.A.-C.Birmingham, AL 352091629179866
  4. David Gilmore, PA-CHomewood, AL 352091265824395
  5. Valerie Goodwin, PABirmingham, AL 352091154829257
  6. Heather Hallman, PABirmingham, AL 352091992191902
  7. Phillip Jernigan, P.A.Birmingham, AL 352091972809309
  8. Kristin Johnson, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352091588980460

Common questions

What is Carolyn C. Smallwood's NPI number?

Carolyn C. Smallwood's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578004552, issued on Mar 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carolyn C. Smallwood located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3105 Independence Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 803-2210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carolyn C. Smallwood's license?

Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carolyn C. Smallwood prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carolyn C. Smallwood had 1,831 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.