Farah Taj Sultan, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Farah Taj Sultan, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1750499596, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 24915, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farah Taj Sultan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 24915 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2018 Brookwood Medical Ctr Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 877-2900
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 877-2904
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 1,996 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2018 Brookwood Medical Ctr Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melissa Black, MDFamily Medicine Physician1114931284
- Frank Brotherton, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1417303439
- Eli Brown, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1629042452
- Susan Cheatwood, NURSE PRACTITIONERAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1457415713
- Katie Dixon, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1689936346
- Roland Dumas, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1639111446
Verify Farah Taj Sultan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24915Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
215 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Nystatin18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Ozempic13 claims
- Progesterone11 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: $363.57
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lumenis BE inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Farah Taj Sultan among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Farah Taj Sultan, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
181 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 181 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 1,996 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bonnie Armour, MDBirmingham, AL 352091639183742
- Melissa Black, MDBirmingham, AL 352091114931284
- Thomas Dodd, MDBirmingham, AL 352091679542153
- Lyman Fritz, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091851441273
- Latoya Hicks, DO, MPHBirmingham, AL 352091417124413
- William Holbrook, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091073613634
- Jill Marsh, MDBirmingham, AL 352091023338340
- Thomas McFaden, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091821319971
Common questions
What is Farah Taj Sultan, MD's NPI number?
Farah Taj Sultan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750499596, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farah Taj Sultan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2018 Brookwood Medical Ctr Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 877-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farah Taj Sultan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 24915, 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 Farah Taj Sultan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farah Taj Sultan, MD had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.