Christopher Paul Shaver, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Christopher Paul Shaver, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1407800378, issued on May 22, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 25513, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Paul Shaver
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 25513 AL
00025513 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Independence Plaza, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 271-8000
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 879-0548
- Medicaid ID
- 051521607 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040813000459); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Independence Plaza
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rachael Abroms, PAPhysician Assistant1093326613
- John Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1326011719
- Candace Arnold, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1881961365
- Charlai Breeding, PAPhysician Assistant1477262954
- Landon Brown, MDGastroenterology Physician1992118509
- Callie Clark, NPNurse Practitioner1487114484
Verify Christopher Paul Shaver in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25513Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,604 Medicare Part D claims for 455 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium372 claims
- Omeprazole182 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium106 claims
- Linzess106 claims
- Famotidine79 claims
- Plenvu59 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $963.25
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Birmingham Gastroenterology Associates PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Paul Shaver among 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama
Christopher Paul Shaver, MD is one of 232 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2000 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama.
All 232 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brent Barranco, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091518900919
- Charles Bluhm, MDBirmingham, AL 352091306822705
- Willard Carlisle, MDBirmingham, AL 352091275517377
- Gregory Champion, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091497798995
- Joseph Cochran, MDBirmingham, AL 352091386628428
- William Denton, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091578506044
- Douglas Dickinson, MDBirmingham, AL 352091285686915
- William Halama, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091477591071
Common questions
What is Christopher Paul Shaver, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Paul Shaver, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407800378, issued on May 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Paul Shaver, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Independence Plaza, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 271-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Paul Shaver, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 25513, 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 Paul Shaver, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Paul Shaver, MD had 1,604 Medicare Part D claims for 455 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Paul Shaver, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.