Joseph P. Hicks, M.D.
Urology Physician · Huntsville, AL
Joseph P. Hicks, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1437148616, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 18910, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph P. Hicks
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 18910 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 825 Adams St SE, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (256) 536-9020
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 536-9053
- Medicaid ID
- 000028203 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080702000398); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 825 Adams St SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ryan Black, MDUrology Physician1427492354
- Jacob Britt, MDUrology Physician1275092983
- Lindsay GaneyPhysician Assistant1902370844
- Joseph Pettus, M.D.Urology Physician1083807333
- Paul Zbell, M.D.Urology Physician1124017314
Verify Joseph P. Hicks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18910Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,760 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl568 claims
- Finasteride512 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro75 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride62 claims
- Dutasteride60 claims
- Levofloxacin57 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $717.19
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 one group practice
- North Alabama Urology, PCHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph P. Hicks among 181 urology physician records in Alabama
Joseph P. Hicks, M.D. is one of 181 urology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 181 urology physician records in Alabama.
All 181 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan Black, MDHuntsville, AL 358011427492354
- Jacob Britt, MDHuntsville, AL 358011275092983
- Thomas Griffith, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011275849556
- James McMurray, MDHuntsville, AL 358011003913740
- Joseph Pettus, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011083807333
- James Reynolds, MDHuntsville, AL 358011114978616
- Paul Zbell, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011124017314
- Michael Brown, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358021477507705
Common questions
What is Joseph P. Hicks, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph P. Hicks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437148616, issued on Oct 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph P. Hicks, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 825 Adams St SE, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 536-9020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph P. Hicks, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 18910, 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 P. Hicks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph P. Hicks, M.D. had 1,760 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph P. Hicks, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.