Gerald Anthony Sparks, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Bay Minette, AL
Gerald Anthony Sparks, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bay Minette, Alabama, and NPI 1770533507, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00021976, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Anthony Sparks
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 00021976 AL
21976 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1903 Hand Ave, Bay Minette, AL 36507
- Phone
- (251) 937-7970
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (251) 937-9260
- Medicaid IDs
- 009996010 AL
009936961 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060620000273); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerald Anthony Sparks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00021976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
13,377 Medicare Part D claims for 599 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 425 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium570 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate432 claims
- Losartan Potassium369 claims
- Gabapentin347 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium329 claims
- Furosemide328 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: $413.30
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Bay Minette Medical Arts Center PCBay Minette, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald Anthony Sparks among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Gerald Anthony Sparks, 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 fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bay Minette
They are 6 of the 133 NPPES records with a practice address in Bay Minette, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Gerald Anthony Sparks, MD's NPI number?
Gerald Anthony Sparks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770533507, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Anthony Sparks, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1903 Hand Ave, Bay Minette, AL, 36507. Phone: (251) 937-7970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Anthony Sparks, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00021976, 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 Gerald Anthony Sparks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Anthony Sparks, MD had 13,377 Medicare Part D claims for 599 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.