NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Creel

Infectious Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL

Joseph Creel is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1053974402, issued on Apr 20, 2019. Check the license (Alabama 49081, 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
1053974402
Name
Joseph Creel
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
49081 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4704 Cahaba River RD Ste 101-D, Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone
(057) 392-2662
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 30, 2024
Fax
(205) 739-2335
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240730004602); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2019
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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Verify Joseph Creel 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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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

264 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Joseph Creel264
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Daptomycin38 claims
  2. Dovato20 claims
  3. Triumeq19 claims
  4. Biktarvy18 claims
  5. Ceftriaxone14 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: $219.45

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Creel$219.45
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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. Metro Infectious Disease Consultants LLCBirmingham, AL

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

Joseph Creel among 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama

Joseph Creel is one of 112 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 82 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anurag Gandhi, MBBSBirmingham, AL 352431376709055
  2. William Lapidus, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431659474435
  3. Eima Zaidi, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431447237730
  4. Daniela De Lima Corvino, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491851771950
  5. Ronnie GravettBirmingham, AL 352491922368646
  6. Laia Jimena Vazquez Guillamet, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491063891331
  7. Tarek AbdallaBirmingham, AL 352331043771421
  8. Cesar Berto Moreano, MDBirmingham, AL 352331588150239

Common questions

What is Joseph Creel's NPI number?

Joseph Creel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053974402, issued on Apr 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Creel located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4704 Cahaba River RD Ste 101-D, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (057) 392-2662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Creel's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 49081, 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 Creel prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Creel had 264 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.