David A. McLain, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Birmingham, AL
David A. McLain, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1689614737, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 9639, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David A. McLain
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 9639 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2229 Cahaba Valley Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 991-8996
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 991-8997
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101018000575); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2229 Cahaba Valley Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bridgitte Gee, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1063111870
- Shelby Gerhardt, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1053008847
- Rachael GreggNurse Practitioner1992349831
- Pamela McLain, M.D.Specialist1083661961
- Mallory Nabors, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1851875025
Verify David A. McLain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 9639Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
23,793 Medicare Part D claims for 1,183 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 4,351 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate2,529 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen2,063 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen1,014 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl952 claims
- Gabapentin894 claims
- Tramadol Hcl718 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): 94.1 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: $186,851.66
225 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Mclain Medical Associates PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David A. McLain among 97 rheumatology physician records in Alabama
David A. McLain, M.D. is one of 97 rheumatology 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, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2004 among the 71 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 97 rheumatology physician records in Alabama.
All 97 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kurt Blake, MDBirmingham, AL 352421265964803
- Archana Jain, M.D.Hoover, AL 352421720189590
- Lindsay Kelmenson, MDHoover, AL 352441457647935
- Elizabeth Perkins, MDHoover, AL 352441811105398
- Raj Vachhani, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441114450244
- Edward Huddleston, MDBirmingham, AL 352491205465523
- Jose Rubio Mosquera, M.DBirmingham, AL 352491174907984
- Mitali Sen, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491386029262
Common questions
What is David A. McLain, M.D.'s NPI number?
David A. McLain, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689614737, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David A. McLain, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2229 Cahaba Valley Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 991-8996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David A. McLain, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 9639, 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 A. McLain, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David A. McLain, M.D. had 23,793 Medicare Part D claims for 1,183 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David A. McLain, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.