NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cecil James McCollum, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Birmingham, AL

Cecil James McCollum, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1295934016, issued on Jul 12, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 14691, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1295934016
Name
Cecil James McCollum
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
14691 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 934-6600
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2025
Medicaid IDs
009910591 AL
009910595 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070911000095); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1988
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 619 19TH Street South

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

  1. Ann Adams, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1649517996
  2. Shannon Adkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457368672
  3. Anupam Agarwal, MDNephrology Physician1942217179
  4. Ali Ahmed, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1003856600
  5. Graciela Alarcon, MDRheumatology Physician1528012879
  6. Charles Alexander, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1669426789

Verify Cecil James McCollum in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,189 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Cecil McCollum1,189
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost500 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol260 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate234 claims
  4. Prednisolone Acetate45 claims
  5. Dorzolamide Hcl33 claims
  6. Restasis28 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority AN Affiliate OF UabBirmingham, AL

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

Cecil James McCollum among 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama

Cecil James McCollum, MD is one of 234 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 65% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Albert, MDBirmingham, AL 352331730165325
  2. Ann Marie Arciniegas-Bernal, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331609089804
  3. Michael Callahan, MDBirmingham, AL 352331902892151
  4. Martin Cogen, MDBirmingham, AL 352331952345134
  5. Robert Crain, MDBirmingham, AL 352331295771699
  6. Andrew Everett, MDBirmingham, AL 352331821070764
  7. Richard Feist, MDBirmingham, AL 352331114903556
  8. Priscilla Fowler, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331851398093

Common questions

What is Cecil James McCollum, MD's NPI number?

Cecil James McCollum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295934016, issued on Jul 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cecil James McCollum, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cecil James McCollum, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 14691, 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 Cecil James McCollum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cecil James McCollum, MD had 1,189 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.