NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Claude Osula, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Jasper, AL

Claude Osula, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Jasper, Alabama, and NPI 1235137688, issued on Jul 11, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 00018735, 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
1235137688
Name
Claude Osula
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
00018735 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1450 Jones Dairy RD, Jasper, AL 35501
Phone
(205) 295-4200
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 295-4201
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041213000455); 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 1450 Jones Dairy RD

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

  1. Amanda BartonFamily Nurse Practitioner1710378260
  2. James Barton, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275567182
  3. Gloria Hall, NP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1588915664
  4. Sonja Pettus, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1184769424
  5. Lisa Welch, LCSWClinical Social Worker1013252063
  6. Emily Williams, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1659593655

Verify Claude Osula 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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8.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

26,814 Medicare Part D claims for 942 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 1,408 claims were for opioids.

  1. Claude Osula26,814
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,259 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate860 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen829 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium771 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium652 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate614 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: $1,242.44

69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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. Claude Osula$1,242.44
  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. Walker Medical Diagnostics, LLCCarbon Hill, AL

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

Claude Osula among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama

Claude Osula, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

22 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Jasper

They are 22 of the 500 NPPES records with a practice address in Jasper, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Barton, MDJasper, AL 355011275567182
  2. Michael Brasfield, M.D.Jasper, AL 355011194734665
  3. Susan Brunner, M.D.Jasper, AL 355011508959131
  4. Nancy Duggar, MDJasper, AL 355011851359848
  5. Benjamin Glover, MDJasper, AL 355011932158201
  6. William Hall, MDJasper, AL 355011194770222
  7. Syed Hussain, M.D.Jasper, AL 355011588768261
  8. Steve Johnson, M.D.Jasper, AL 355011144338880

Common questions

What is Claude Osula, M.D.'s NPI number?

Claude Osula, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235137688, issued on Jul 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claude Osula, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1450 Jones Dairy RD, Jasper, AL, 35501. Phone: (205) 295-4200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Claude Osula, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 00018735, 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 Claude Osula, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Claude Osula, M.D. had 26,814 Medicare Part D claims for 942 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.