Christopher Degroat, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
Christopher Degroat, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1528471091, issued on Jun 3, 2014. Check the license (Alabama MD.42341, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Degroat
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- MD.42341 AL
TRN30357 FL
382618 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 10TH Ave S Ste 305, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 939-7100
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 939-7101
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210422001939); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2700 10TH Ave S Ste 305
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Barry Rayburn, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1083647200
Verify Christopher Degroat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.42341Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,439 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate487 claims
- Eliquis481 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium408 claims
- Clopidogrel379 claims
- Furosemide353 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate292 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): 96.2 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: $7,573.18
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Vincentian Physician Services LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Degroat among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
Christopher Degroat, MD is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
All 311 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alain Bouchard, MDBirmingham, AL 352051659336790
- Richard Cox, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051780658906
- David Cox, M.DBirmingham, AL 352051740227925
- Edward Cullum, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051942423108
- Frederick Gaskin, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051790074854
- Munish Goyal, MDBirmingham, AL 352051902845829
- Cooper Hazelrig, MDBirmingham, AL 352051205072584
- James Parks, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051255305470
Common questions
What is Christopher Degroat, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Degroat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528471091, issued on Jun 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Degroat, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 10TH Ave S Ste 305, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 939-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Degroat, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.42341, 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 Christopher Degroat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Degroat, MD had 5,439 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Degroat, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 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.