John Byron Riser, MD
Specialist · Birmingham, AL
John Byron Riser, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1134216088, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 12140, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Byron Riser
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 12140 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3105 Independence Dr Ste 105, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 803-2210
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 803-2214
- Medicaid ID
- 051505043 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040305000232); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3105 Independence Dr Ste 105
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Byron Riser in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 12140Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
2,896 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 161 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin223 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa217 claims
- Pregabalin132 claims
- Prednisone130 claims
- Baclofen116 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen95 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: $4,017.31
185 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Alabama Neurology AssociatesBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Byron Riser among 545 specialist records in Alabama
John Byron Riser, MD is one of 545 specialist records with a practice address in Alabama. 42% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1991 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Alabama
There are 545 specialist records in Alabama.
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- Christa Mann, OTR L, CHTHomewood, AL 352091972506400
Common questions
What is John Byron Riser, MD's NPI number?
John Byron Riser, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134216088, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Byron Riser, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3105 Independence Dr Ste 105, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 803-2210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Byron Riser, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 12140, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Byron Riser, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Byron Riser, MD had 2,896 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.