Edward Urban Kissel, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Edward Urban Kissel, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1205834686, issued on Jul 11, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 11458, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Urban Kissel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 11458 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 10TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 933-7838
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 933-0951
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101228000776); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Urban Kissel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11458Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,503 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 258 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam452 claims
- Celecoxib273 claims
- Methocarbamol192 claims
- Methylprednisolone136 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen116 claims
- Tramadol Hcl100 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): 54.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $230.72
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanara MedTech Inc. 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 3 group practices
- Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, LLCVestavia Hills, AL
- St. Vincent's Orthopedics, PCBirmingham, AL
- Stv Orthopedic Surgeons LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Urban Kissel among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
Edward Urban Kissel, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · 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 Birmingham → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Buggay, MDBirmingham, AL 352051134197171
- Andrew Cordover, MDBirmingham, AL 352051487622429
- Jeffrey Cusmariu, MDBirmingham, AL 352051104894021
- Jeffrey Davis, M. D.Birmingham, AL 352051538198189
- Jeffrey Dugas, MDBirmingham, AL 352051912974734
- Ashley Estes, MDBirmingham, AL 352051457560245
- Thomas Johnson, MDBirmingham, AL 352051265430557
- Michael Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051275748428
Common questions
What is Edward Urban Kissel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Urban Kissel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205834686, issued on Jul 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Urban Kissel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 10TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 933-7838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Urban Kissel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 11458, 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 Edward Urban Kissel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Urban Kissel, M.D. had 1,503 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Urban Kissel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 54.7 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.