John William Lax, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
John William Lax, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1063774388, issued on Jun 12, 2012. Check the license (Alabama 47707, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John William Lax
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 47707 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 934-4011
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240523000384); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John William Lax in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 47707Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
277 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib16 claims
- Gabapentin16 claims
- Meloxicam13 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $43.88
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John William Lax among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
John William Lax, M.D. is one of 1,996 family 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 2012, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
181 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 181 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is John William Lax, M.D.'s NPI number?
John William Lax, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063774388, issued on Jun 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John William Lax, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John William Lax, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 47707, 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 William Lax, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John William Lax, M.D. had 277 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.