Christopher John Southwood, M.D.
Neurocritical Care Physician · Mobile, AL
Christopher John Southwood, M.D. is a neurocritical care physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1215270616, issued on Apr 3, 2013. Check the license (Alabama 45096, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher John Southwood
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurocritical Care Physician 2084A2900X
- License numbers
- 45096 AL
63355 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 Spring Hill Ave Ste 300, Mobile, AL 36604
- Phone
- (251) 435-1200
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2023
- Fax
- (251) 435-6357
- Medicaid ID
- 1215270616 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221219001396); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1720 Spring Hill Ave Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kimberly Giddens, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245773282
- Robin Schwartz, M.D.Neurology Physician1558477000
- Paul Taupeka, M.D.Neuro-ophthalmology Physician1356364061
Verify Christopher John Southwood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 45096Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurocritical care physician in 2024
285 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 112 among the 141 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel51 claims
- Levetiracetam33 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Eliquis20 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Lacosamide13 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): 83.9 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: $1,601.96
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 251 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,054.78 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
- Imc-Diagnostic And Medical Clinic LLCMobile, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurocritical Care Physician providers in Alabama
There are 6 neurocritical care physician records in Alabama.
All 6 in Alabama → Every provider in Mobile → Neurocritical Care Physician nationwide →
The 5 neurocritical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John-Andrew Cox, MDMobile, AL 366041699183160
- Farrukh Javed, MDMobile, AL 366041457811473
- Muhammad Adeel Saleemi, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041093190118
- Julio Chalela, MDMobile, AL 366081548200371
- Viktor Perovic, MDMontgomery, AL 361161699123299
Common questions
What is Christopher John Southwood, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher John Southwood, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215270616, issued on Apr 3, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher John Southwood, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 Spring Hill Ave Ste 300, Mobile, AL, 36604. Phone: (251) 435-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher John Southwood, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 45096, 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 John Southwood, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher John Southwood, M.D. had 285 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among neurocritical care physician prescribers was 112. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher John Southwood, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 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.