Donald Carlin Tighe, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Donald Carlin Tighe, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1982022125, issued on Apr 4, 2014. Check the license (Alabama DO.1532, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Carlin Tighe
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- DO.1532 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 625 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (256) 536-5511
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160602002693); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald Carlin Tighe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO.1532Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
3,097 Medicare Part D claims for 501 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 151 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium151 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium147 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen129 claims
- Liothyronine Sodium106 claims
- Donepezil Hcl95 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate94 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 4 group practices
- Crestwood HB Medical Services LLCHuntsville, AL
- Doctor-Patient Medicine IncMadison, AL
- Immh Scottsboro LLCScottsboro, AL
- Island Medical Alabama LLCCullman, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald Carlin Tighe among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Donald Carlin Tighe, D.O. 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 2014, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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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Common questions
What is Donald Carlin Tighe, D.O.'s NPI number?
Donald Carlin Tighe, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982022125, issued on Apr 4, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Carlin Tighe, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (256) 536-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Carlin Tighe, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number DO.1532, 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 Carlin Tighe, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Carlin Tighe, D.O. had 3,097 Medicare Part D claims for 501 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald Carlin Tighe, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.7 of 100. 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.