Gregory Scott Cheatham, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Decatur, AL
Gregory Scott Cheatham, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1003844754, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 23538, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory Scott Cheatham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 23538 AL
MD.23538 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1813 Beltline RD SW, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 353-6874
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2025
- Fax
- (256) 353-6876
- Medicaid ID
- 051523152 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040909000149); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1813 Beltline RD SW
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Verify Gregory Scott Cheatham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23538Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
21,965 Medicare Part D claims for 1,444 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. 1,420 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen903 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium848 claims
- Gabapentin710 claims
- Omeprazole681 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium669 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate577 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: $1,394.64
76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. 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 3 group practices
- Decatur Morgan Hospitalist GroupDecatur, AL
- Family Medicine Associates, PCDecatur, AL
- Medical East OF Decatur IncDecatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory Scott Cheatham among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Gregory Scott Cheatham, 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
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 28 of the 1,185 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Gregory Scott Cheatham, MD's NPI number?
Gregory Scott Cheatham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003844754, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory Scott Cheatham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1813 Beltline RD SW, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 353-6874. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory Scott Cheatham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 23538, 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 Gregory Scott Cheatham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory Scott Cheatham, MD had 21,965 Medicare Part D claims for 1,444 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.