John Shirk Kirchner, MD
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · Hoover, AL
John Shirk Kirchner, MD is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1952379521, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 20938, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Shirk Kirchner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician 207XX0004X
- License number
- 20938 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4517 Southlake Pkwy, Hoover, AL 35244
- Phone
- (205) 985-4111
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 985-4326
- Medicaid ID
- 179113 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040505000941); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4517 Southlake Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren Bannon, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770727497
- David Billingsley, PAPhysician Assistant1700597945
- Jeffrey Black, MDNeuroradiology Physician1336646629
- Hailey Blankenship, OTOccupational Therapist1164991709
- Ashley Brittle, DPTPhysical Therapist1235811373
- Barrett Cary, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1497958581
Verify John Shirk Kirchner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 20938Check 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 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in 2024
674 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 648 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 284 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen121 claims
- Cephalexin115 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen111 claims
- Gabapentin76 claims
- Tramadol Hcl51 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate35 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $751.02
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acumed LLC. The 643 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,314.63 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 2 group practices
- Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, LLCHoover, AL
- Southern Orthopaedic Alliance PLLCHoover, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 15 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Alabama.
Other orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Alabama
- Francisco Caycedo, MDBirmingham, AL1376699561
- Yvonne Conway, MDTrussville, AL1558858613
- Justin Daigre, MDDecatur, AL1215198007
- Matthew Deorio, M.D.Huntsville, AL1366422727
- Beatriz Garcia-Cardona, M.D.Huntsville, AL1326231473
- Mary Gilmer, MDBirmingham, AL1760616924
- Derek Klavas, M.D.Mobile, AL1013361823
- Roswell Morley, M.D.Huntsville, AL1629021654
- William Park, MDDaphne, AL1780642710
- Alfred Ricci, DOMontgomery, AL1053831230
Common questions
What is John Shirk Kirchner, MD's NPI number?
John Shirk Kirchner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952379521, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Shirk Kirchner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4517 Southlake Pkwy, Hoover, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 985-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Shirk Kirchner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 20938, 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 Shirk Kirchner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Shirk Kirchner, MD had 674 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician prescribers was 225. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Shirk Kirchner, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.