NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hercules Panayiotou, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Mobile, AL

Hercules Panayiotou, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1609822162, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 15500, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609822162
Name
Hercules Panayiotou
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
15500 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 Springhill Ave, Mobile, AL 36604
Phone
(251) 435-1200
Enumerated
May 26, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 16, 2023
Fax
(251) 435-6357
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040420000266); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1700 Springhill Ave

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

  1. Patricia Burch, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1295829851
  2. M Cross, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1659300028
  3. Michael Davis, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1669429171
  4. Stephen Davis, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1285675710
  5. Stephanie Deanda, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427285667
  6. S Ferguson, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1518996016

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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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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

11,794 Medicare Part D claims for 875 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Hercules Panayiotou11,794
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Ezetimibe946 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium740 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium715 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate648 claims
  5. Clopidogrel625 claims
  6. Eliquis498 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $602.48

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hercules Panayiotou$602.48
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Imc-Diagnostic And Medical Clinic LLCMobile, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Hercules Panayiotou among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama

Hercules Panayiotou, M.D. is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% 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 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Eyrich, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041962493171
  2. Frank Lester, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041871541482
  3. Patrick Murphy, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041336130541
  4. J O'Dowd, MDMobile, AL 366041821089038
  5. David Shaw, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041336120419
  6. Christopher Brown, MDMobile, AL 366081982685640
  7. Ralph Buckley, MDMobile, AL 366081043266281
  8. Luther Cave, MDMobile, AL 366081831142264

Common questions

What is Hercules Panayiotou, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hercules Panayiotou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609822162, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hercules Panayiotou, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Springhill Ave, Mobile, AL, 36604. Phone: (251) 435-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hercules Panayiotou, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 15500, 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 Hercules Panayiotou, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hercules Panayiotou, M.D. had 11,794 Medicare Part D claims for 875 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Hercules Panayiotou, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.