NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Godehard Oepen, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Birmingham, AL

Godehard Oepen, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1508811597, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 22698, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508811597
Name
Godehard Oepen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
22698 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2868 Acton Road, Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone
(208) 968-8360
Enumerated
May 24, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 5, 2022
Fax
(205) 968-8373
Medicaid ID
000078557 AL
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2868 Acton Road

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Don Akins, R.N.Registered Nurse1851543458
  2. Kerry Cleary, MDPsychiatry Physician1255386579
  3. Heather Davis, LPC, RPTProfessional Counselor1245531011
  4. Senia Etheredge, REGISTERED NURSEPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1013168079
  5. Suk FieldsPsychiatry Physician1366479156
  6. Leigh Foster, RNPsychiatry Physician1033123559

Verify Godehard Oepen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,459 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Godehard Oepen3,459
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam313 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl270 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl257 claims
  4. Lamotrigine192 claims
  5. Aripiprazole188 claims
  6. Quetiapine Fumarate149 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: $91,864.61

101 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Godehard Oepen$91,865
  2. Specialty average$4,955

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Godehard Oepen among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama

Godehard Oepen, MD is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 46% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama

There are 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gavin Brunsvold, MDBirmingham, AL 352431861447815
  2. Kerry Cleary, MDBirmingham, AL 352431255386579
  3. Mary Denman, LPCBirmingham, AL 352431215983267
  4. Suk FieldsBirmingham, AL 352431366479156
  5. Leigh Foster, RNBirmingham, AL 352431033123559
  6. Annie Keriotis, MDBirmingham, AL 352431770538704
  7. Natalia Koulichova, LPCBirmingham, AL 352431043265408
  8. Crystal Noe, RNBirmingham, AL 352431760495451

Common questions

What is Godehard Oepen, MD's NPI number?

Godehard Oepen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508811597, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Godehard Oepen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2868 Acton Road, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (208) 968-8360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Godehard Oepen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 22698, 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 Godehard Oepen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Godehard Oepen, MD had 3,459 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.