Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Jose Tallaj

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Birmingham, AL

Jose Tallaj is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1790705978, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 21499, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1790705978
Name
Jose Tallaj
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License number
21499 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2000 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 934-9999
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2000 6TH Ave S

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

  1. Sherri Abrams-Phillips, CRNPNurse Practitioner1982052478
  2. Garima AgarwalOtolaryngology Physician1578821864
  3. Firas Al Solaiman, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1679507875
  4. Francisco Alcocer, MDGastroenterology Physician1356625396
  5. David Aldrich, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639470214
  6. Shannon Allen, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265812218

Verify Jose Tallaj 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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69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

3,239 Medicare Part D claims for 520 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,916 among the 507 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jose Tallaj3,239
  2. Specialty average1,916

Most prescribed

  1. Ambrisentan208 claims
  2. Spironolactone180 claims
  3. Sildenafil Citrate155 claims
  4. Furosemide145 claims
  5. Carvedilol124 claims
  6. Entresto118 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.

The Medicare quality score for 2023: 96.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $39.43

2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Scpharmaceuticals Inc.. The 459 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,448.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Tallaj$39.43
  2. Specialty average$6,448.24

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, LLCHueytown, AL
  2. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 5 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Alabama.

Other advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Alabama

  1. Hilda Gonzalez Bonilla, MDBirmingham, AL1861876567
  2. Ayman Haj AsaadBirmingham, AL1144348632
  3. Charles Moore, MDBirmingham, AL1699795641
  4. Barry Rayburn, MDBirmingham, AL1083647200

Common questions

What is Jose Tallaj's NPI number?

Jose Tallaj's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790705978, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Tallaj located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-9999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Tallaj's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 21499, 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 Jose Tallaj prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose Tallaj had 3,239 Medicare Part D claims for 520 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,916. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jose Tallaj's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

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