Joel Thomas Funk, M.D.
Urology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Joel Thomas Funk, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1881720894, issued on Feb 26, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 51646, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Thomas Funk
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License numbers
- 51646 AL
36574 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35249
- Phone
- (205) 731-9701
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250822002153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Thomas Funk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
390 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl80 claims
- Myrbetriq59 claims
- Finasteride41 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl20 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim20 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate In Ns12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $73,430.92
89 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Thomas Funk among 181 urology physician records in Alabama
Joel Thomas Funk, M.D. is one of 181 urology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 57% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 181 urology physician records in Alabama.
All 181 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Bryant, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491437104973
- Joseph CrivelliBirmingham, AL 352491023495777
- James Ferguson, MD, PHDBirmingham, AL 352491467689919
- Karishma Gupta, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431730620956
- Alexis Kentros, MDBirmingham, AL 352431871176800
- Adam Baumgarten, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331538587076
- Timothy Boswell, MDBirmingham, AL 352331699129676
- Thomas Chi, MDBirmingham, AL 352331245360320
Common questions
What is Joel Thomas Funk, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Thomas Funk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881720894, issued on Feb 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Thomas Funk, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (205) 731-9701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Thomas Funk, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 51646, 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 Thomas Funk, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Thomas Funk, M.D. had 390 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Thomas Funk, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.