NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Amato, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Mobile, AL

Joseph Amato, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1417986050, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 21094, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417986050
Name
Joseph Amato
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
21094 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 Spring Hill Ave, Mobile, AL 36604
Phone
(251) 435-1200
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(251) 435-6357
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050523000399); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1996
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1700 Spring Hill Ave

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

  1. Sam Abdehou, MDGastroenterology Physician1134651656
  2. Roger AlvaradoInternal Medicine Physician1265430243
  3. Gary Butts, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1265896526
  4. Kayla Byrd, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1710607668
  5. Amanda Chandler, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1750069449
  6. Damian Collins, MDInternal Medicine Physician1003802885

Verify Joseph Amato 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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,921 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Amato8,921
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium549 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium335 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium293 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium283 claims
  5. Lisinopril281 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate267 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: $187.94

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Amato$187.94
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. National Family Medical Associates OF Alabama, LLCMobile, AL

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

255 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Mobile

They are 255 of the 6,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Mobile, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.

Other internal medicine physician records in Alabama

  1. David Aarons, MD, PHDBirmingham, AL1841491859
  2. Wadey Abdel Qader, MDMobile, AL1124713904
  3. Ademola Abdulrauf, MDTuscaloosa, AL1669441846
  4. Samar AbohamadMobile, AL1568049864
  5. Vivian Aboko-Cole Hicks, M.D.Huntsville, AL1316023708
  6. Nessy Abraham, M. DHuntsville, AL1609154681
  7. Shameer Abrahim, MDMobile, AL1255525945
  8. John Abrams, M.D.Auburn, AL1891835294
  9. James Abroms, MDBirmingham, AL1013010164
  10. Mohanad Abu Speitan, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1942563820

Common questions

What is Joseph Amato, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Amato, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417986050, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Amato, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Spring Hill Ave, Mobile, AL, 36604. Phone: (251) 435-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Amato, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 21094, 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 Joseph Amato, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Amato, M.D. had 8,921 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.