Joel Douglas Abbott, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Mountain Brk, AL
Joel Douglas Abbott, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Mountain Brk, Alabama, and NPI 1689659021, issued on Dec 8, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 24243, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Douglas Abbott
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 24243 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12 Office Park Cir, Mountain Brk, AL 35223
- Phone
- (205) 933-0320
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 933-6400
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050715000998); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 97 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 12 Office Park Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary CulottaFamily Nurse Practitioner1477114973
- Ellen D'Esposito, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710714613
- Maura Kennedy, MDRheumatology Physician1093821993
- Matthew Mullen, MDRheumatology Physician1336439595
- Laura Parks, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1457507592
- William Paul, MDRheumatology Physician1407831589
Verify Joel Douglas Abbott in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24243Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
8,482 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 1,786 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen697 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate623 claims
- Methotrexate472 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen465 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl462 claims
- Prednisone454 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): 94.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,388.60
109 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Rheumatology Associates, P.CMountain Brk, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Douglas Abbott among 97 rheumatology physician records in Alabama
Joel Douglas Abbott, MD is one of 97 rheumatology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 71 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 rheumatology physician records list a practice address in Mountain Brk
They are 7 of the 352 NPPES records with a practice address in Mountain Brk, and 97 rheumatology physician records in Alabama.
All 97 in Alabama → Every provider in Mountain Brk → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maura Kennedy, MDMountain Brk, AL 352231093821993
- Matthew Mullen, MDMountain Brk, AL 352231336439595
- Laura Parks, M.D.Mountain Brk, AL 352231457507592
- William Paul, MDMountain Brk, AL 352231407831589
- Peter Saway, MDMountain Brk, AL 352231417932849
- Anthony Turkiewicz, MDMountain Brk, AL 352231558384024
- Graciela Alarcon, MDBirmingham, AL 352331528012879
- Jeffrey Curtis, MDBirmingham, AL 352331669415725
Common questions
What is Joel Douglas Abbott, MD's NPI number?
Joel Douglas Abbott, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689659021, issued on Dec 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Douglas Abbott, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12 Office Park Cir, Mountain Brk, AL, 35223. Phone: (205) 933-0320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Douglas Abbott, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 24243, 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 Joel Douglas Abbott, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Douglas Abbott, MD had 8,482 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Douglas Abbott, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.5 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.