Donald L. Abele, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Donald L. Abele, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1669420394, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00014845, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald L. Abele
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 00014845 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3560 Stonehenge PL, Birmingham, AL 35210
- Phone
- (205) 531-7815
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 979-4110
- Medicaid IDs
- 009912977 AL
051520358 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040410000072); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald L. Abele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00014845Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
419 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 95 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine34 claims
- Etodolac34 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate26 claims
- Ondansetron Odt19 claims
- Prednisone18 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
- Correct Care, Inc.Chatom, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald L. Abele among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Donald L. Abele, MD is one of 678 emergency 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, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
238 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 238 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
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- Mary Dodson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091417910068
- Kent Frost, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091396708939
- Joseph Hudson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091972566503
- Stephen Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091700848330
- Gregory Ledbetter, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091275595332
Common questions
What is Donald L. Abele, MD's NPI number?
Donald L. Abele, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669420394, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald L. Abele, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3560 Stonehenge PL, Birmingham, AL, 35210. Phone: (205) 531-7815. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald L. Abele, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00014845, 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 Donald L. Abele, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald L. Abele, MD had 419 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.