Clifton Garris, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Sylacauga, AL
Clifton Garris, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sylacauga, Alabama, and NPI 1629092515, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 26623, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clifton Garris
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 26623 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1023 West Fort Williams St, Sylacauga, AL 35150
- Phone
- (256) 245-6700
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 245-6002
- Medicaid ID
- 123821 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101217000419); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Clifton Garris in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26623Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,104 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate150 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium123 claims
- Losartan Potassium121 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium109 claims
- Gabapentin79 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Sylacauga Health Care AuthoritySylacauga, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clifton Garris among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Clifton Garris, M.D. is one of 1,996 family 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sylacauga
They are 6 of the 199 NPPES records with a practice address in Sylacauga, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Henley Livingston, CRNPSylacauga, AL 351501659359115
- Anthony Nix, M.D.Sylacauga, AL 351501770874695
- Sue Owen, CRNPSylacauga, AL 351501902884471
- Michael Swearingen, DOSylacouga, AL 351501912983040
- George Harris, M.D.Springville, AL 351461467487843
- Barry McCleney, MDSpringville, AL 351461467514687
Common questions
What is Clifton Garris, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clifton Garris, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629092515, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clifton Garris, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1023 West Fort Williams St, Sylacauga, AL, 35150. Phone: (256) 245-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clifton Garris, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 26623, 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 Clifton Garris, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clifton Garris, M.D. had 3,104 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.