NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Grady Bruce Core, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL

Grady Bruce Core, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1710088117, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 15982, 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
1710088117
Name
Grady Bruce Core
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
15982 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3595 Grandview Pkwy Ste 150, Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone
(205) 397-2100
Enumerated
Sep 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(205) 397-2101
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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  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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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

287 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Grady Core287
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Valacyclovir41 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass34 claims
  3. Mupirocin33 claims
  4. Gabapentin29 claims
  5. Ondansetron Hcl26 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl24 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: $831.07

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Grady Core$831.07
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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

Grady Bruce Core among 40 plastic surgery physician records in Alabama

Grady Bruce Core, M.D. is one of 40 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% 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, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 40 plastic surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Analise Anderson, MDVestavia, AL 352431669890307
  2. Alvin Cohn, MDVestavia, AL 352431568471548
  3. Frank Pearce, M.D.Vestavia, AL 352431740546365
  4. Michael Clinton, MDBirmingham, AL 352421225040074
  5. James Grotting, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421528119518
  6. James Gunn, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421235340779
  7. Joshua Halka, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421538572144
  8. William Hedden, MDBirmingham, AL 352421588616551

Common questions

What is Grady Bruce Core, M.D.'s NPI number?

Grady Bruce Core, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710088117, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Grady Bruce Core, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3595 Grandview Pkwy Ste 150, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 397-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Grady Bruce Core, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 15982, 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 Grady Bruce Core, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Grady Bruce Core, M.D. had 287 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.