NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Russel Crawford, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL

John Russel Crawford, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1538198072, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00013521, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538198072
Name
John Russel Crawford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
00013521 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
810 Saint Vincents Dr, Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone
(205) 939-7000
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 810 Saint Vincents Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jacob Alexander, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1184082901
  2. Gary Archer, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1699740241
  3. Joshua Baker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1346712635
  4. Cynthia Bass, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1871738658
  5. Malinda BeatyCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1831598283
  6. Matthew Bentley, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1316144280

Verify John Russel Crawford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 00013521
    Check the board
  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
Open the Alabama license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

323 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Crawford323
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
  2. Naproxen30 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone23 claims
  4. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim22 claims
  5. Azithromycin15 claims
  6. Ondansetron Hcl14 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.

John Russel Crawford among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama

John Russel Crawford, M.D. is one of 678 emergency 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

238 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 238 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andre Doucet, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051063441509
  2. Michael Dumas, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051326467796
  3. Albert Gore, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051194761395
  4. Christopher GoreBirmingham, AL 352051215277009
  5. James McMinn, MDBirmingham, AL 352051972538643
  6. Lolita Owens, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051275579476
  7. Adam Robertson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051093733628
  8. Leah Russell, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352051356927529

Common questions

What is John Russel Crawford, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Russel Crawford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538198072, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Russel Crawford, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 Saint Vincents Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 939-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Russel Crawford, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 00013521, 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 Russel Crawford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Russel Crawford, M.D. had 323 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.