Joel L. Bridgewater, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Muscle Shoals, AL
Joel L. Bridgewater, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and NPI 1407944796, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Alabama MD.32800, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel L. Bridgewater
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD.32800 AL
LL27993 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1110 E 6TH St Ste D, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
- Phone
- (256) 397-8842
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- P01309083 MS
156039 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131127000225); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1110 E 6TH St Ste D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Russell Bien, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1245449271
- Tonia Long, C.R.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1801837729
Verify Joel L. Bridgewater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.32800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
722 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Dexamethasone75 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium67 claims
- Ondansetron Odt57 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate50 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl39 claims
- Azithromycin38 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Coffee County Physician Group PCRussellville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel L. Bridgewater among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Joel L. Bridgewater, M.D. is one of 678 emergency 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Muscle Shoals
They are 3 of the 279 NPPES records with a practice address in Muscle Shoals, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 678 in Alabama → Every provider in Muscle Shoals → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Kilpatrick, D.O.Muscle Shoals, AL 356611679512040
- Larry Layne, DOMuscle Shoals, AL 356611912941592
- Dewight Cowley, M.D., MPHSheffield, AL 356601609069186
- Russell Alexander, D.O.Russellville, AL 356531174571285
- Marc Berry, M.D.Russellville, AL 356531326096421
- Gerald Crawford, M.D.Russellville, AL 356531497703599
- Adeniyi Koiki, M.D.Moulton, AL 356501366480774
- Barry Lumpkins, MDMoulton, AL 356501558320168
Common questions
What is Joel L. Bridgewater, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel L. Bridgewater, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407944796, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel L. Bridgewater, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1110 E 6TH St Ste D, Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661. Phone: (256) 397-8842. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel L. Bridgewater, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.32800, 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 L. Bridgewater, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel L. Bridgewater, M.D. had 722 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.