NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1174743223 MD
Verify on CMS → Donald Bedsole, MD
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Mobile, Alabama.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 932 in Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 615 beneficiaries · Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
45%
generic claims · 55% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
83.7/100
▲ 0 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$238.42
14 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Donald Bedsole, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.7/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 4,141 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 83.7/100
- MIPS score · +0 vs avg
- 4K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 45%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Donald Bedsole, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1174743223), first enumerated 04/30/2007.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 4,141 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$238.42 in reported industry payments (14 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1174743223 · Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-INLINE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1174743223
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-NARROW 932
- MIPS-INLINE 83.7/100
- RX-MID 4,141
- BOOK-THIN 10 in Alabama
- PHOTO-FINISH Anne Magauran, M.D. · ±0.1
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Charles Gensmer,…
Charles Gensmer, M.D.
83.5 MIPS pts
- Anne Magauran, M…
Anne Magauran, M.D.
83.6 MIPS pts
- Bedsole · this p…
Bedsole · this provider
83.7 MIPS pts
- Christina Rigas,…
Christina Rigas, MD
83.9 MIPS pts
- John Koostra, M.…
John Koostra, M.D.
84 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Donald Bedsole, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
84 ≥ 39th percentile 39% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Donald Bedsole, MD sits
This provider among sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician peers
Across the 274 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Donald Bedsole, MD writes more Part D claims than 92% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 38% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Donald Bedsole, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Donald Bedsole, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Donald Bedsole, MD?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
4,141 222% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
83.7/100 0.2 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Alabama
How Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Alabama providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Donald Bedsole, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 83.7/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1174743223 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/30/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
83.6999
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
90
Quality
63.9998
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Donald Bedsole, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Pulmonary Associates OF Mobile PC
Mobile, AL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Donald Bedsole, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$238
Largest payer
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy
Donald Bedsole, MD - brand share 55.0%
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average
55% brand-name claims vs 45% generic, on 4,141 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
4,141
Total Claims
$1.8M
Total Drug Cost
615
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 5,080.033
- Total Day Supply
- 140,212
- Brand vs Generic
- 55% brand / 45% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1.7M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $79K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 217
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.80
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 106, 65-74: 277, 75-84: 179, 85+: 53
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Donald Bedsole, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Trelegy Ellipta
Trelegy Ellipta
847 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate …
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
775 claims
- Breo Ellipta
Breo Ellipta
410 claims
- Prednisone 247
Prednisone
247 claims
- Azithromycin 158
Azithromycin
158 claims
- Spiriva Respimat 158
Spiriva Respimat
158 claims
- Azelastine Hcl 145
Azelastine Hcl
145 claims
- Anoro Ellipta 139
Anoro Ellipta
139 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 847 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 775 |
| Breo Ellipta Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 410 |
| Prednisone | 247 |
| Azithromycin | 158 |
| Spiriva Respimat Tiotropium Bromide | 158 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 145 |
| Anoro Ellipta Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr | 139 |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 112 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 111 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Donald Bedsole, MD fits within the Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
932
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,288
Avg Claims per Provider
Donald Bedsole, MD's 4,141 claims are above the specialty average of 1,288.
Nationwide Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Bedsole, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (83.7 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Alabama
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Alabama, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Bedsole.
One of 10 Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Alabama, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Eduardo Bazan Lavanda
MD
Athens, AL
Dr. Wendy Davidson
MD
Fairhope, AL
Dr. Robert Doekel
M.D.
Birmingham, AL
Dr. Edsel Holden
MD
Florence, AL
Dr. Weddington Kelley
MD
Birmingham, AL
Compare Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Donald Bedsole, MD's specialty? ▼
Donald Bedsole, MD specializes in Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Mobile, Alabama. Credentials: MD.
How much does Donald Bedsole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Donald Bedsole, MD wrote 4,141 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.8M in drug costs for 615 beneficiaries.
What is Donald Bedsole, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Donald Bedsole, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 83.7/100 (Quality: 90, Cost: 64). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Donald Bedsole, MD located? ▼
Donald Bedsole, MD is located at 5955 AIRPORT BLVD, Mobile, AL, 36608. Phone: (251) 633-0573.
What is Donald Bedsole, MD's NPI number? ▼
Donald Bedsole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174743223, issued on 04/30/2007.
Does Donald Bedsole, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Donald Bedsole, MD's prescribing is 55% brand-name and 45% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.7M in brand drug costs.
How many Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 932 Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,288 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Donald Bedsole, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Donald Bedsole, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Trelegy Ellipta, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Breo Ellipta. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Donald Bedsole, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Donald Bedsole, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,141 Part D claims and 615 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Donald Bedsole, MD's credentials? ▼
Donald Bedsole, MD's NPI is 1174743223 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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