Efren Chavez Morales, MD
Hypertension Specialist Physician · Birmingham, AL
Efren Chavez Morales, MD is a hypertension specialist physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1578977419, issued on Jun 18, 2014. Check the license (Alabama 48512, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Efren Chavez Morales
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hypertension Specialist Physician 207RH0005X
- License numbers
- 48512 AL
ME140700 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 934-4011
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 619 19TH St S
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Verify Efren Chavez Morales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 48512Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hypertension specialist physician in 2024
592 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,568 among the 30 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium65 claims
- Furosemide44 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate39 claims
- Farxiga31 claims
- Chlorthalidone30 claims
- Lisinopril26 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 81.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $24.61
1 payment, mostly education; the largest payer was Akebia Therapeutics Inc. The 26 providers of this specialty with any payment received $17,327.50 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Hypertension Specialist Physician providers in Alabama
There are 1 hypertension specialist physician records in Alabama.
Common questions
What is Efren Chavez Morales, MD's NPI number?
Efren Chavez Morales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578977419, issued on Jun 18, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Efren Chavez Morales, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Efren Chavez Morales, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 48512, 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 Efren Chavez Morales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Efren Chavez Morales, MD had 592 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among hypertension specialist physician prescribers was 2,568. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Efren Chavez Morales, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.