NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel T. Johns, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Cullman, AL

Joel T. Johns, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cullman, Alabama, and NPI 1043209703, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 26050, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043209703
Name
Joel T. Johns
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
26050 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2035 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058
Phone
(256) 887-4996
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(877) 803-2404
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041103000535); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

12,956 Medicare Part D claims for 544 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 696 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joel Johns12,956
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole495 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium442 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium390 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium381 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium375 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate352 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): 79 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $786.58

41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joel Johns$786.58
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Internal Medicine Associates OF Cullman, PCCullman, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joel T. Johns among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama

Joel T. Johns, MD is one of 1,705 internal 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

22 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cullman

They are 22 of the 960 NPPES records with a practice address in Cullman, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Crowder, MDCullman, AL 350581407816077
  2. Christy Eubanks, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581477727444
  3. Melinda Hart, MDCullman, AL 350581174528020
  4. Adam Hensley, MDCullman, AL 350581912187550
  5. Laverne Hoover, MDCullman, AL 350581922051465
  6. William Peinhardt, MDCullman, AL 350581912953753
  7. William Rasberry, MDCullman, AL 350581356786669
  8. Benjamin Rogers, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581801023502

Common questions

What is Joel T. Johns, MD's NPI number?

Joel T. Johns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043209703, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel T. Johns, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2035 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL, 35058. Phone: (256) 887-4996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel T. Johns, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 26050, 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 T. Johns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel T. Johns, MD had 12,956 Medicare Part D claims for 544 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joel T. Johns, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79 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.