Joel Alonzo Powell, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Decatur, AL
Joel Alonzo Powell, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1700185642, issued on Mar 17, 2011. Check the license (Alabama MD.10713, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Alonzo Powell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- MD.10713 AL
C40967 CA
4301041543 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1304 13TH Ave SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 340-1251
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 353-6723
- Medicaid ID
- 147303 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130611000565); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Ololade Isibor, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972280568
- Paul McCain, M.D.Health Educator1578961066
Verify Joel Alonzo Powell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.10713Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
1,059 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- Lisinopril47 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium41 claims
- Potassium Chloride39 claims
- Furosemide38 claims
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride32 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
- Family Health Care Clinic IncDecatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Alonzo Powell among 131 general practice physician records in Alabama
Joel Alonzo Powell, M.D. is one of 131 general practice physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 52% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 52% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 28% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2001 among the 37 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Alabama
There are 131 general practice physician records in Alabama.
All 131 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Posey, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011780990200
- William Talley, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011053523456
- Christopher Curtis, M.D.Athens, AL 356111154330678
- Randall Dearment, D.O.Athens, AL 356111538146055
- Antonia Green-Fuqua, CRNPAthens, AL 356111164249249
- Christine Davis, M.D.Florence, AL 356301497838726
- James Surso, M.D.Rogersville, AL 356521073632774
- Jodilyn Jelsema, M.D.Sheffield, AL 356601518195460
Common questions
What is Joel Alonzo Powell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Alonzo Powell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700185642, issued on Mar 17, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Alonzo Powell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1304 13TH Ave SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 340-1251. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Alonzo Powell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.10713, 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 Alonzo Powell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Alonzo Powell, M.D. had 1,059 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.