NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Hook

Infectious Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL

Edward Hook is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1043247265, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 16375, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043247265
Name
Edward Hook
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
16375 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(800) 822-8816
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 1, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Edward Hook in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $17,041.90

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Visby Medical, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Hook$17,042
  2. Specialty average$4,362

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Edward Hook among 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama

Edward Hook is one of 112 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Baddley, MDBirmingham, AL 352331801841333
  2. Charles Cobbs, MDBirmingham, AL 352331265475990
  3. William Geisler, MDBirmingham, AL 352331740224989
  4. Paul Goepfert, MDBirmingham, AL 352331366470718
  5. Sonya HeathBirmingham, AL 352331558390971
  6. Craig HoesleyBirmingham, AL 352331942236708
  7. Michael MugaveroBirmingham, AL 352331730131590
  8. Edgar OvertonBirmingham, AL 352331073539201

Common questions

What is Edward Hook's NPI number?

Edward Hook's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043247265, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Hook located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Hook's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 16375, 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.

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.