Drew Jeffrey Gunnells, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Drew Jeffrey Gunnells, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1285078568, issued on Apr 17, 2013. Check the license (Alabama 33647, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Drew Jeffrey Gunnells
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 33647 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4600 Highway 280 Ste 230, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 971-1825
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2025
- Fax
- (205) 971-1826
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190916001630); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4600 Highway 280 Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Drew Jeffrey Gunnells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 33647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
226 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole54 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate52 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl41 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine12 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: $199.61
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Affinity Physician Services, LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Drew Jeffrey Gunnells among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Drew Jeffrey Gunnells, M.D. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Harris, MDBirmingham, AL 352421811136468
- George Bishop, MDBirmingham, AL 352431407832348
- Tyler Briley, MDBirmingham, AL 352431265973564
- John Christein, MDBirmingham, AL 352431508809328
- Timothy Christopher, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431003880485
- Edward Fazendin, MDBirmingham, AL 352431487092391
- Andrew Frey, D.O.Birmingham, AL 352431235586512
- Adil Malek, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431275982845
Common questions
What is Drew Jeffrey Gunnells, M.D.'s NPI number?
Drew Jeffrey Gunnells, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285078568, issued on Apr 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Drew Jeffrey Gunnells, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4600 Highway 280 Ste 230, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 971-1825. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Drew Jeffrey Gunnells, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 33647, 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 Drew Jeffrey Gunnells, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Drew Jeffrey Gunnells, M.D. had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.