NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howell E. Tapley

Physical Therapist · Birmingham, AL

Howell E. Tapley is a physical therapist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1780879601, issued on Sep 13, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 21350, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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1780879601
Name
Howell E. Tapley
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
21350 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 934-6600
Enumerated
Sep 13, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
890024140 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 619 19TH Street South

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

  1. Ann Adams, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1649517996
  2. Shannon Adkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457368672
  3. Anupam Agarwal, MDNephrology Physician1942217179
  4. Ali Ahmed, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1003856600
  5. Graciela Alarcon, MDRheumatology Physician1528012879
  6. Charles Alexander, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1669426789

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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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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Howell E. Tapley among 2,896 physical therapist records in Alabama

Howell E. Tapley is one of 2,896 physical therapist records with a practice address in Alabama. 42% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 17% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 42% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2009 · 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 225100000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

389 physical therapist records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 389 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 2,896 physical therapist records in Alabama. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Bohorfoush, MSPTBirmingham, AL 352331598858516
  2. Edgardo Coma, R.P.T.Birmingham, AL 352331356409791
  3. Jack Ellis, P.T.Birmingham, AL 352331033289525
  4. Allison Hawley, PTBirmingham, AL 352331649227737
  5. Jenesis Safford, DPTBirmingham, AL 352331013052919
  6. Joseph Schock, RPTBirmingham, AL 352331154336915
  7. Jennifer Smith, PTBirmingham, AL 352331033138862
  8. Michael Spooner, PT, ATCBirmingham, AL 352331932318235

Common questions

What is Howell E. Tapley's NPI number?

Howell E. Tapley's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780879601, issued on Sep 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howell E. Tapley located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howell E. Tapley's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 21350, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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