NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Eugene Songer, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Cullman, AL

John Eugene Songer, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Cullman, Alabama, and NPI 1922188564, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 13890, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922188564
Name
John Eugene Songer
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
13890 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058
Phone
(256) 736-5505
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(256) 736-5551
Medicaid IDs
117993 AL
1598717381 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190117001156); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1982
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1800 AL Highway 157

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

  1. Shahdeen Alam, DOInternal Medicine Physician1851898399
  2. Tammy Cornelius, CRNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1366765232
  3. Stefania CowserFamily Nurse Practitioner1598477705
  4. Christopher Dodd, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1497999742
  5. Julie Farmer, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1710554167
  6. John Gober, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1275515454

Verify John Eugene Songer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  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
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52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

526 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 162 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Songer526
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib128 claims
  2. Meloxicam99 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium35 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone29 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dlp Western Carolina Physician Practices LLCClyde, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Eugene Songer among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama

John Eugene Songer, M.D. is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vincent Bergquist, MDCullman, AL 350581174595912
  2. David Dueland, MDCullman, AL 350581801838032
  3. Ben Gomez, MDCullman, AL 350581578505426
  4. Eric Goodrich, DOCullman, AL 350581063835452
  5. Don Hirsbrunner, MDCullman, AL 350581952373797
  6. Connor Ojard, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581376922823
  7. Steven Fuller, D.O.Cullman, AL 350551316054117
  8. Robert Ward, M.D.Cullman, AL 350551457468399

Common questions

What is John Eugene Songer, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Eugene Songer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922188564, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Eugene Songer, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL, 35058. Phone: (256) 736-5505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Eugene Songer, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 13890, 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 Eugene Songer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Eugene Songer, M.D. had 526 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Eugene Songer, M.D.'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.