George Nelson Cooper, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Alexander City, AL
George Nelson Cooper, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Alexander City, Alabama, and NPI 1881754604, issued on Dec 11, 2006. Check the license (Alabama MD.18143, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Nelson Cooper
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- MD.18143 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3316 Highway 280, Alexander City, AL 35010
- Phone
- (256) 329-2938
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 329-2938
- Medicaid ID
- 000024893 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110208000905); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3316 Highway 280
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify George Nelson Cooper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.18143Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $17.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Blue Lake Health Alabama, LLCFlorence, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George Nelson Cooper among 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama
George Nelson Cooper, M.D. is one of 581 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 80% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 421 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 207L00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Alexander City
They are 4 of the 197 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexander City, and 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama.
All 581 in Alabama → Every provider in Alexander City → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Blackwell, M.D.Alexander City, AL 350101639138886
- Ruth Nabors, M.D.Alexander City, AL 350101407917743
- David Parks, MDAlexander City, AL 350101629480645
- Daniel Gosdin, MDAlabaster, AL 350071285614271
- Michael Lathem, MDAlabaster, AL 350071982684999
- Kurt Senn, MDAlabaster, AL 350071700866704
- Peter Bamikole, MDBessemer, AL 350221861955353
- Patrick Hussey, MDBessemer, AL 350221770945487
Common questions
What is George Nelson Cooper, M.D.'s NPI number?
George Nelson Cooper, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881754604, issued on Dec 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Nelson Cooper, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3316 Highway 280, Alexander City, AL, 35010. Phone: (256) 329-2938. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Nelson Cooper, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.18143, 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.