NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Diane R. Counce, MD

Neurology Physician · Birmingham, AL

Diane R. Counce, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1417989740, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 21124, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417989740
Name
Diane R. Counce
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
21124 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 Southlake Park Ste 200, Birmingham, AL 35244
Phone
(205) 699-1632
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2024
Fax
(866) 546-2124
Medicaid ID
1417989740 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080122000461); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1996
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1000 Southlake Park Ste 200

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

  1. Anna Maria CeravoloAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1164050027

Verify Diane R. Counce 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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5.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024

7,760 Medicare Part D claims for 779 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 226 claims were for opioids.

  1. Diane Counce7,760
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin1,013 claims
  2. Pregabalin405 claims
  3. Baclofen308 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl242 claims
  5. Clonazepam240 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl210 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $45,654.51

342 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Diane Counce$45,655
  2. Specialty average$8,318

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Birmingham Physicians Radiology PLLCBirmingham, AL
  2. Neurology And Neurodiagnostics OF Alabama, LLCHoover, AL

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

Diane R. Counce among 259 neurology physician records in Alabama

Diane R. Counce, MD is one of 259 neurology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 189 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 259 neurology physician records in Alabama.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Decontee Jimmeh, MDHoover, AL 352441366659229
  2. Natalya Belotserkovskaya, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431164833323
  3. Miles Cobia, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431467830117
  4. Kyle Hudgens, MDBirmingham, AL 352431669475240
  5. Brian Perrin, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431639512957
  6. James Strong, MDBirmingham, AL 352431619970290
  7. Stephen Suggs, MDBirmingham, AL 352431689675936
  8. Rodney Swillie, MDBirmingham, AL 352431013910694

Common questions

What is Diane R. Counce, MD's NPI number?

Diane R. Counce, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417989740, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Diane R. Counce, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Southlake Park Ste 200, Birmingham, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 699-1632. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Diane R. Counce, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 21124, 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 Diane R. Counce, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Diane R. Counce, MD had 7,760 Medicare Part D claims for 779 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Diane R. Counce, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.