NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charlie Joe Talbert, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL

Charlie Joe Talbert, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1629026158, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Alabama MD.19103, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629026158
Name
Charlie Joe Talbert
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
MD.19103 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4517 Southlake Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35244
Phone
(205) 985-4111
Enumerated
May 5, 2006
Record last updated
May 9, 2023
Fax
(205) 985-4326
Medicaid ID
TA009957150 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091215000082); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1979
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 4517 Southlake Pkwy

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

  1. Michael Blum, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1518915016
  2. Ekkehard Bonatz, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1164470381
  3. George Booker, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1760692834
  4. William Craig, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1821047259
  5. Michael Ellerbusch, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1437107984
  6. Jason Greer, PTPhysical Therapist1245340108

Verify Charlie Joe Talbert 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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63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

563 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 324 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charlie Talbert563
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen117 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl114 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen90 claims
  4. Celecoxib34 claims
  5. Methocarbamol32 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone27 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $241.65

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charlie Talbert$242
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Dhhs,phs,naihs, Gallup Indian Medical CenterGallup, NM
  2. Southern Orthopaedic Alliance PLLCHoover, AL

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

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama

  1. Abhinav Agarwal, M.B.B.S.Birmingham, AL1043461445
  2. Carl Albertson, M.D.Fairhope, AL1134127046
  3. Howard Alexander, M.D.Huntsville, AL1376598458
  4. David Alford, M.D.Dothan, AL1982605366
  5. Andrew Allen, MDBirmingham, AL1568084960
  6. William Allen, MDBirmingham, AL1215506464
  7. Jorge Alonso, MDMobile, AL1710931688
  8. Landon Anderson, MDAndalusia, AL1508891516
  9. Scott Appell, M.D.Vestavia, AL1891715918
  10. James Armstrong, M.D.Montgomery, AL1093775223

Common questions

What is Charlie Joe Talbert, M.D.'s NPI number?

Charlie Joe Talbert, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629026158, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charlie Joe Talbert, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4517 Southlake Pkwy, Birmingham, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 985-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charlie Joe Talbert, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.19103, 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 Charlie Joe Talbert, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charlie Joe Talbert, M.D. had 563 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Charlie Joe Talbert, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.