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.
- 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
Also registered at 2000 6TH Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sherri Abrams-Phillips, CRNPNurse Practitioner1982052478
- Garima AgarwalOtolaryngology Physician1578821864
- Firas Al Solaiman, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1679507875
- Francisco Alcocer, MDGastroenterology Physician1356625396
- David Aldrich, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639470214
- Shannon Allen, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265812218
Verify Jose Tallaj in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21499Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Ambrisentan208 claims
- Spironolactone180 claims
- Sildenafil Citrate155 claims
- Furosemide145 claims
- Carvedilol124 claims
- 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.
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.
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
- Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, LLCHueytown, AL
- 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
- Hilda Gonzalez Bonilla, MDBirmingham, AL1861876567
- Ayman Haj AsaadBirmingham, AL1144348632
- Charles Moore, MDBirmingham, AL1699795641
- 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.