Charles K. Urquhart, MD
Specialist · Anniston, AL
Charles K. Urquhart, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Anniston, Alabama, and NPI 1285606897, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 17013, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles K. Urquhart
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 17013 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Town Center Drive, Anniston, AL 36205
- Phone
- (256) 237-1625
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Fax
- (256) 241-2277
- Medicaid ID
- 000085136 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110111000321); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 171 Town Center Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Curtin, MDSpecialist1013989607
- Angel Farinas, MDSpecialist1376787002
- John Roth, MDSpecialist1881661031
Verify Charles K. Urquhart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 17013Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim17 claims
- Cephalexin16 claims
- Famotidine12 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): 0 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: $132.25
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 one group practice
- The Surgical Clinic OF Anniston PAAnniston, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles K. Urquhart among 545 specialist records in Alabama
Charles K. Urquhart, MD is one of 545 specialist records with a practice address in Alabama. 42% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1991 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 specialist records list a practice address in Anniston
They are 35 of the 816 NPPES records with a practice address in Anniston, and 545 specialist records in Alabama.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Clark, M.D.Anniston, AL 362051356313969
- Richard Curtin, MDAnniston, AL 362051013989607
- Angel Farinas, MDAnniston, AL 362051376787002
- John Roth, MDAnniston, AL 362051881661031
- David Smith, M.D.Anniston, AL 362051477526762
- James West, M.D.Anniston, AL 362051649243916
- Daniel Fockele, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071104823392
- Robert Garner, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071104823467
Common questions
What is Charles K. Urquhart, MD's NPI number?
Charles K. Urquhart, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285606897, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles K. Urquhart, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Town Center Drive, Anniston, AL, 36205. Phone: (256) 237-1625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles K. Urquhart, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 17013, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles K. Urquhart, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles K. Urquhart, MD had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles K. Urquhart, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.