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
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100617000433); accepts Medicare assignment
- 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, MDInterventional Cardiology 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
65% 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 1,965 among the 1,124 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Scpharmaceuticals Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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 2 group practices
- Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, LLCHueytown, AL
- 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).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 7 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Alabama.
Other advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Alabama
- Kenneth Burnham, MDMobile, AL1164462321
- Luanda Grazette, M.D.Mobile, AL1013223064
- Ayman Haj AsaadBirmingham, AL1144348632
- Kaushik Jain, DOHuntsville, AL1306134358
- Heriberto Matos Santana, M.D.Birmingham, AL1487020897
- David Smull, DODecatur, AL1386603934
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 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose Tallaj's MIPS final 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), 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.