NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chris A. Phillips, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Hoover, AL

Chris A. Phillips, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1174557052, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 25150, 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
1174557052
Name
Chris A. Phillips
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
25150 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3100 Lorna RD Ste 212, Hoover, AL 35216
Phone
(205) 733-6033
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2025
Fax
(205) 733-6036
Medicaid ID
009972015 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040712000435); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2001
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 3100 Lorna RD Ste 212

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

  1. Gregory Ayers, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1003870353

Verify Chris A. Phillips 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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

331 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chris Phillips331
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
  2. Memantine Hcl23 claims
  3. Eliquis16 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
  5. Gabapentin12 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $51.99

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Octapharma USA, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chris Phillips$51.99
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Birmingham Internal Medicine Associates, LLCHoover, AL

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

Chris A. Phillips among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama

Chris A. Phillips, MD is one of 1,705 internal 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hoover

They are 17 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nadeem Akhtar, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352161225041957
  2. Gregory Ayers, M.D.Hoover, AL 352161003870353
  3. Christopher Bailey, M.D.Vestavia, AL 352161750609350
  4. Jian Feng, M.D.Vestavia, AL 352161407254717
  5. Steven Hefter, MDHoover, AL 352161609840719
  6. Timothy Ricketts, MDHoover, AL 352161912014259
  7. William Shirah, MDVestavia Hills, AL 352161770606840
  8. Donald Welsh, MDBirmingham, AL 352161902853260

Common questions

What is Chris A. Phillips, MD's NPI number?

Chris A. Phillips, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174557052, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chris A. Phillips, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Lorna RD Ste 212, Hoover, AL, 35216. Phone: (205) 733-6033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chris A. Phillips, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 25150, 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 Chris A. Phillips, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chris A. Phillips, MD had 331 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.