Carson Bennett Penkava, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Bessemer, AL
Carson Bennett Penkava, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bessemer, Alabama, and NPI 1417118779, issued on Jun 19, 2008. Check the license (Alabama 30037, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carson Bennett Penkava
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 30037 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 995 9TH Ave SW, Bessemer, AL 35022
- Phone
- (205) 481-7000
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101108000993); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 995 9TH Ave SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Benjamin AbneyPhysician Assistant1720734924
- Bradley Almon, R.D.Registered Dietitian1003257767
- Ashley Andrews, DOInternal Medicine Physician1780212985
- James Ballard, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1326143538
- Peter Bamikole, MDAnesthesiology Physician1861955353
- Wanda Barnett, RNRegistered Nurse1851623813
Verify Carson Bennett Penkava in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 30037Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
710 Medicare Part D claims for 455 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 156 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen129 claims
- Prednisone74 claims
- Ondansetron Odt59 claims
- Cephalexin50 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass28 claims
- Methocarbamol27 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: $55.71
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 2 group practices
- Alabama Infusion Services LLCVestavia, AL
- Bessemer Emergency Physicians, LLC.Bessemer, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carson Bennett Penkava among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Carson Bennett Penkava, M.D. is one of 678 emergency 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 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Alabama
There are 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 678 in Alabama → Every provider in Bessemer → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Conrad De Los Santos, D.O.Bessemer, AL 350221952443194
- Joshua Denney, MDBessemer, AL 350221659696813
- David Fuller, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221891872354
- Deborah Stanford, MDBessemer, AL 350221225063449
- William Ferguson, M.D.Hueytown, AL 350231689992661
- Josiah Daily, M.D.Baileyton, AL 350191285837377
- Michele Goldhagen, MDAlexander City, AL 350101225102833
- Shirley Lazenby, MDAlexander City, AL 350101598839037
Common questions
What is Carson Bennett Penkava, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carson Bennett Penkava, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417118779, issued on Jun 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carson Bennett Penkava, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 995 9TH Ave SW, Bessemer, AL, 35022. Phone: (205) 481-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carson Bennett Penkava, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 30037, 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 Carson Bennett Penkava, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carson Bennett Penkava, M.D. had 710 Medicare Part D claims for 455 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.