NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chung Ah Kim West

Family Nurse Practitioner · Birmingham, AL

Chung Ah Kim West is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1619439619, issued on Apr 1, 2019. Check the license (Alabama 1-130528, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; 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
1619439619
Name
Chung Ah Kim West
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
1-130528 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1509 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 930-3200
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2019
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2025
Fax
(205) 521-5524
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210514001147); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1509 6TH Ave S

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

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  4. Kelley Borella, CRNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1922038751
  5. Steven Bria, CRNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1215672308
  6. Aaron Bush, DODiagnostic Radiology Physician1295294114

Verify Chung Ah Kim West in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
    Search for license 1-130528    Check the board
  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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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

382 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chung Ah West382
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate27 claims
  2. Methocarbamol21 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium17 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium15 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: $55.56

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chung Ah West$55.56
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority AN Affiliate OF UabBirmingham, AL

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

Chung Ah Kim West among 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama

Chung Ah Kim West is one of 4,393 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2019 among the 2,690 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

568 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 568 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lillian Camp-Sorrell, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331215958210
  2. Janice Chiles, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331811903735
  3. Gena KelleyBirmingham, AL 352331285671826
  4. Linda Lowe, NPBirmingham, AL 352331568560399
  5. Doris Lucas, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331366456683
  6. Danetta McCurley, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331225175706
  7. Mary Moore, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331003943796
  8. Tonya RichardsBirmingham, AL 352331003826249

Common questions

What is Chung Ah Kim West's NPI number?

Chung Ah Kim West's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619439619, issued on Apr 1, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chung Ah Kim West located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1509 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 930-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chung Ah Kim West's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-130528, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chung Ah Kim West prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chung Ah Kim West had 382 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.