Donald R. Cornelius, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Homewood, AL
Donald R. Cornelius, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Homewood, Alabama, and NPI 1700873825, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (Alabama MD.7394, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald R. Cornelius
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- MD.7394 AL
00007394 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Independence Plz Ste 600, Homewood, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 709-1337
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2022
- Fax
- (205) 267-0220
- Medicaid ID
- 009968405 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041001000581); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald R. Cornelius in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.7394Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
5,515 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam431 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate377 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate245 claims
- Trazodone Hcl241 claims
- Clonazepam225 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine190 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,894.62
99 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- River Region Psychiatry Associates, LLCVestavia Hills, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald R. Cornelius among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama
Donald R. Cornelius, MD is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2004 among the 237 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Homewood
They are 6 of the 373 NPPES records with a practice address in Homewood, and 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.
All 517 in Alabama → Every provider in Homewood → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Margaret Barclay, MDBirmingham, AL 352091386693349
- Jorge Castro, MDBirmingham, AL 352091447209457
- Jane Daw, MDBirmingham, AL 352091306895420
- Kyle Echols, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091427135946
- Joseph Gregory, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091144209578
- Gonzalo Gurmendi, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091104910017
- James Hagemeyer, M.D.Homewood, AL 352091871572297
- Donald Paoletti, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091437255361
Common questions
What is Donald R. Cornelius, MD's NPI number?
Donald R. Cornelius, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700873825, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald R. Cornelius, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Independence Plz Ste 600, Homewood, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 709-1337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald R. Cornelius, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.7394, 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 R. Cornelius, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald R. Cornelius, MD had 5,515 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.