NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Urology Physician NPI 1881720894 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Joel Funk, M.D.
Urology Physician in Birmingham, Alabama.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 13,606 in Urology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
390
Medicare Part D claims · 166 beneficiaries · Urology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
79%
generic claims · 21% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
97.6/100
▲ 14 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$73.4K
89 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Joel Funk, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 97.6/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 390 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 97.6/100
- MIPS score · +14 vs avg
- 390
- Part D claims, 2024
- 79%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Joel Funk, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1881720894), first enumerated 02/26/2007.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 390 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 97.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$73.4K in reported industry payments (89 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1881720894 · Urology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1881720894
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-MID 14K Urology Physician
- MIPS-ELITE 97.6/100
- RX-LIGHT 390
- BOOK-THIN 168 in Alabama
- PHOTO-FINISH Priyanka Bearelly · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Funk · this prov…
Funk · this provider
97.6 MIPS pts
- Sunchin Kim · hi…
Sunchin Kim
97.6 MIPS pts
- Priyanka Bearell…
Priyanka Bearelly
97.6 MIPS pts
- Juan Chipollini …
Juan Chipollini
97.6 MIPS pts
- Matthew Gretzer …
Matthew Gretzer
97.6 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Joel Funk, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
98 ≥ 84th percentile 84% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Joel Funk, M.D. sits
This provider among urology physician peers
Across the 4,091 urology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Joel Funk, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 20% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 80% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one urology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Joel Funk, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Joel Funk, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Joel Funk, M.D.?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Urology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
390 71% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
97.6/100 14.1 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Alabama
How Urology Physician compares to other specialties among Alabama providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Joel Funk, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Urology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 97.6/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1881720894 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Urology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 02/26/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
97.6403
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
84.7722
Quality
98.6754
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Joel Funk, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC
Birmingham, AL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Joel Funk, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$73.4K
Largest payer
Boston Scientific Corporation
Most common payment type
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Joel Funk, M.D. - brand share 21.0%
Urology Physician average
21% brand-name claims vs 79% generic, on 390 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
390
Total Claims
$72K
Total Drug Cost
166
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 800.133
- Total Day Supply
- 22,323
- Brand vs Generic
- 21% brand / 79% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $61K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $11K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 103
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.70
- Gender Split
- 27% female / 73% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 20, 65-74: 65, 75-84: 63, 85+: 18
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Joel Funk, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Tamsulosin Hcl
Tamsulosin Hcl
80 claims
- Myrbetriq
Myrbetriq
59 claims
- Finasteride
Finasteride
41 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl 20
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
20 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-T… 20
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
20 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate… 12
Gentamicin Sulfate In Ns
12 claims
- Methenamine Hippur… 12
Methenamine Hippurate
12 claims
- Nitrofurantoin 12
Nitrofurantoin
12 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 80 |
| Myrbetriq Mirabegron | 59 |
| Finasteride | 41 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 20 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 20 |
| Gentamicin Sulfate In Ns Gentamicin In Nacl, Iso-Osm | 12 |
| Methenamine Hippurate | 12 |
| Nitrofurantoin Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal | 12 |
| Fesoterodine Fumarate Er Fesoterodine Fumarate | 11 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Urology Physician Overview
How Joel Funk, M.D. fits within the Urology Physician landscape nationally.
13,606
Urology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Urology Physician
1,354
Avg Claims per Provider
Joel Funk, M.D.'s 390 claims are below the specialty average of 1,354.
Nationwide Urology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Funk, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (97.6 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Urology Physician Providers in Alabama
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Alabama, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Funk.
One of 168 Urology Physician providers enrolled in Alabama, 5 are shown here.
Dr. George Adams
M.D.
Homewood, AL
Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal
M.D., M.S.
Montgomery, AL
Dr. Tarek Ajami Fardoun
MD
Mobile, AL
Dr. Kenneth Aldridge
MD
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dr. Sergey Ananyev
M.D.
Decatur, AL
Compare Urology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Joel Funk, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Joel Funk, M.D. specializes in Urology Physician and practices in Birmingham, Alabama. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Joel Funk, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Joel Funk, M.D. wrote 390 Medicare Part D claims totaling $72K in drug costs for 166 beneficiaries.
What is Joel Funk, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Joel Funk, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 97.6/100 (Quality: 84.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Joel Funk, M.D. located? ▼
Joel Funk, M.D. is located at 619 19TH ST S, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (205) 731-9701.
What is Joel Funk, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Joel Funk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881720894, issued on 02/26/2007.
Does Joel Funk, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Joel Funk, M.D.'s prescribing is 21% brand-name and 79% generic drugs by claim count, with $61K in brand drug costs.
How many Urology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 13,606 Urology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Urology Physician provider writes 1,354 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Joel Funk, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Joel Funk, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Tamsulosin Hcl, Myrbetriq, Finasteride. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Joel Funk, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Joel Funk, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 390 Part D claims and 166 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Joel Funk, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Joel Funk, M.D.'s NPI is 1881720894 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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