David Christopher Black, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
David Christopher Black, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1457324352, issued on Feb 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00012786, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Christopher Black
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 00012786 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3686 Grandview Pkwy Ste 820, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 971-3000
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 971-4910
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Christopher Black in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00012786Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,079 Medicare Part D claims for 620 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. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium409 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium396 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium328 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate288 claims
- Lisinopril229 claims
- Famotidine227 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,141.88
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
David Christopher Black among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
David Christopher Black, 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is David Christopher Black, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Christopher Black, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457324352, issued on Feb 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Christopher Black, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3686 Grandview Pkwy Ste 820, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 971-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Christopher Black, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00012786, 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 David Christopher Black, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Christopher Black, M.D. had 9,079 Medicare Part D claims for 620 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Christopher Black, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 of 100. 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.