John Penick
Hospitalist Physician · Birmingham, AL
John Penick is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1295199180, issued on Apr 7, 2016. Check the license (Alabama 36372, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Penick
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 36372 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190626002762); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Penick in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 36372Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
238 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis17 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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
- 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 Penick among 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama
John Penick is one of 348 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 49% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Alabama
There are 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carlos AristizabalBirmingham, AL 352331003917790
- Donna Bearden, MDBirmingham, AL 352331023063559
- Brian Britt, MDBirmingham, AL 352331598705873
- Jennifer HannaBirmingham, AL 352331689887820
- Shashi KatukooriBirmingham, AL 352331336332899
- Kierstin KennedyBirmingham, AL 352331114120102
- James LymanBirmingham, AL 352331710918248
- Ronnie MathewsBirmingham, AL 352331033161377
Common questions
What is John Penick's NPI number?
John Penick's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295199180, issued on Apr 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Penick located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Penick's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 36372, 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 Penick prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Penick had 238 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.