Catherine Newman Faught, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Birmingham, AL
Catherine Newman Faught, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1669144184, issued on Oct 3, 2021. Check the license with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Newman Faught
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- Practice location
- 4600 Highway 280 Ste 200, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 716-6900
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- Fax
- (205) 939-0242
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220204002230); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Newman Faught in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide53 claims
- Potassium Chloride52 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate42 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl23 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Clopidogrel15 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $116.48
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pulmonx Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 Cardio-Thoracic Specialists LLCVestavia, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Newman Faught among 201 surgical physician assistant records in Alabama
Catherine Newman Faught, PA is one of 201 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2008 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Alabama
There are 201 surgical physician assistant records in Alabama.
All 201 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Miranda Frith, PA-CVestavia Hls, AL 352421538274238
- James McNeely, PABirmingham, AL 352421477931301
- Lauren Robinson, PA-CVestavia Hls, AL 352421780245928
- Wendy Cornelius, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352431164479218
- Lauren Decker, PAVestavia, AL 352431154889517
- Gregory Houston, P.A.Birmingham, AL 352431003953662
- Charles Noyes, PABirmingham, AL 352431780623355
- Zachary Phillips, MDVestavia, AL 352431285633263
Common questions
What is Catherine Newman Faught, PA's NPI number?
Catherine Newman Faught, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669144184, issued on Oct 3, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Newman Faught, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4600 Highway 280 Ste 200, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 716-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Newman Faught, PA's license?
Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Catherine Newman Faught, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Newman Faught, PA had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Newman Faught, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.