Duane Michael Tippets, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Anniston, AL
Duane Michael Tippets, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Anniston, Alabama, and NPI 1093011991, issued on Feb 10, 2011. Check the license (Alabama DO1260, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Duane Michael Tippets
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- DO1260 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 731 Leighton Ave, Anniston, AL 36207
- Phone
- (256) 236-4121
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2023
- Fax
- (256) 237-5254
- Medicaid ID
- 141206 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120808000749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Duane Michael Tippets in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO1260Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
834 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 274 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam121 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen106 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium105 claims
- Tramadol Hcl83 claims
- Gabapentin81 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl70 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $206.59
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Southern Orthopaedic Alliance PLLCAnniston, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Duane Michael Tippets among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
Duane Michael Tippets, D.O. is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 340 in Alabama → Every provider in Anniston → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gordon Hardy, MDAnniston, AL 362071316936883
- Andrew Morris, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071447549159
- John Payne, MDAnniston, AL 362071164411351
- Morton Rickless, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071811095201
- Duane Tippets, MDAnniston, AL 362071043209513
- Kenneth Vandervoort, MDAnniston, AL 362071912996158
- Michael Wiedmer, MDAnniston, AL 362071225027790
- Jeffrey Lawler, M.D.Oxford, AL 362031295992386
Common questions
What is Duane Michael Tippets, D.O.'s NPI number?
Duane Michael Tippets, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093011991, issued on Feb 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Duane Michael Tippets, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 731 Leighton Ave, Anniston, AL, 36207. Phone: (256) 236-4121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Duane Michael Tippets, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number DO1260, 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 Duane Michael Tippets, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Duane Michael Tippets, D.O. had 834 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Duane Michael Tippets, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.