John B. Casterline, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Birmingham, AL
John B. Casterline, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1245279751, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 17130, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John B. Casterline
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 17130 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4600 Highway 280 Ste 200, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 716-6900
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- Fax
- (205) 939-0242
- Medicaid IDs
- 000034643 AL
009985610 AL
009978860 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040116000513); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4600 Highway 280 Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Livia Cara Sinclair, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1760923510
- James Cilimberg, P.A.Physician Assistant1255738605
- Mary Payton Davis, PAPhysician Assistant1811415250
- Catherine Faught, PASurgical Physician Assistant1669144184
- Alexander Fritz, PAPhysician Assistant1265083471
- Linden Hagemann, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609196575
Verify John B. Casterline in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17130Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
173 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen44 claims
- Clopidogrel24 claims
- Potassium Chloride18 claims
- Furosemide16 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate11 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): 87.5 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: $77.35
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Affinity Cardio-Thoracic Specialists LLCVestavia, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John B. Casterline among 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama
John B. Casterline, MD is one of 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1996 among the 59 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama.
All 75 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Martinez, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421326305491
- John Richardson, MDBirmingham, AL 352421457390981
- Parvez Sultan, MDBirmingham, AL 352421356381685
- Tyler Wahl, MD, MSPHBirmingham, AL 352421750724654
- John Harlan, MDBirmingham, AL 352431639118169
- Trent Howard, DOVestavia, AL 352431851686091
- Stanley Lochridge, MDBirmingham, AL 352431396791604
- John Thurber, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431699737155
Common questions
What is John B. Casterline, MD's NPI number?
John B. Casterline, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245279751, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John B. Casterline, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4600 Highway 280 Ste 200, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 716-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John B. Casterline, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 17130, 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 John B. Casterline, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John B. Casterline, MD had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John B. Casterline, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 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.