Gwen Williams, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Gwen Williams, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1912975590, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 13251, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gwen Williams
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 13251 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 48 Medical Park E Dr, Birmingham, AL 35235
- Phone
- (205) 838-3090
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 836-2954
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100720000895); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 48 Medical Park E Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gwen Williams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13251Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,164 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 384 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone587 claims
- Methotrexate415 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate393 claims
- Gabapentin383 claims
- Tramadol Hcl197 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen187 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: $18.13
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Orthosports Associates LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 97 rheumatology physician records in Alabama.
Other rheumatology physician records in Alabama
- Joel Abbott, MDMountain Brk, AL1689659021
- Hamdy Ahmed, MDMobile, AL1093198632
- Graciela Alarcon, MDBirmingham, AL1528012879
- Amanda AlexanderBirmingham, AL1083053813
- Zarmeena Ali, MDOpelika, AL1538137708
- Mary Altz-Smith, MDBirmingham, AL1609819390
- James Andrews, M.D.Birmingham, AL1407084809
- Charles Bell, MDBirmingham, AL1376659276
- Warren Blackburn, M.D.Cullman, AL1821079658
- Kurt Blake, MDBirmingham, AL1265964803
Common questions
What is Gwen Williams, MD's NPI number?
Gwen Williams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912975590, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gwen Williams, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 48 Medical Park E Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35235. Phone: (205) 838-3090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gwen Williams, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 13251, 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 Gwen Williams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gwen Williams, MD had 3,164 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.