Joel D. Pickett, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Huntsville, AL
Joel D. Pickett, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1023019445, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 16929, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel D. Pickett
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 16929 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Governors Drive 1St Floor, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (256) 533-1600
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 539-0856
- Medicaid ID
- 000088423 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051205000297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 Governors Drive 1St Floor
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Kahanic, PASurgical Physician Assistant1952549560
- Rhett Murray, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1740281880
Verify Joel D. Pickett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16929Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
524 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 150 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methocarbamol174 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
- Meloxicam69 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
- Methylprednisolone54 claims
- Diazepam23 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): 84.3 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: $1,859.38
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Curiteva, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Huntsville Hospital Spine And Neuro CenterHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel D. Pickett among 107 neurological surgery physician records in Alabama
Joel D. Pickett, MD is one of 107 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1999 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 107 neurological surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 107 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Banks, MDHuntsville, AL 358011275534539
- Moneeb Ehtesham, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011346413929
- Frank Haws, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011760717342
- Rhett Murray, MDHuntsville, AL 358011740281880
- Thomas Ostergard, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011588921969
- Stephen Sandwell, MDHuntsville, AL 358011477525970
- Cheng Tao, MDHuntsville, AL 358011467453886
- Sanat Dixit, MDHuntsville, AL 358021801885819
Common questions
What is Joel D. Pickett, MD's NPI number?
Joel D. Pickett, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023019445, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel D. Pickett, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Governors Drive 1St Floor, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 533-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel D. Pickett, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 16929, 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 D. Pickett, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel D. Pickett, MD had 524 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel D. Pickett, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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.