Joseph T. Johnson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Cullman, AL
Joseph T. Johnson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cullman, Alabama, and NPI 1609858372, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 17434, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph T. Johnson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 17434 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058
- Phone
- (256) 735-5075
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2025
- Fax
- (256) 735-5076
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101201000554); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph T. Johnson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17434Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
15,071 Medicare Part D claims for 794 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 903 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole600 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium546 claims
- Gabapentin540 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium484 claims
- Lisinopril414 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen395 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: $932.84
54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Birmingham Internal Medicine Associates, LLCCullman, AL
- Crmc Medical Group LLCCullman, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph T. Johnson among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Joseph T. Johnson, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
43 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cullman
They are 43 of the 960 NPPES records with a practice address in Cullman, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Joseph T. Johnson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph T. Johnson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609858372, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph T. Johnson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL, 35058. Phone: (256) 735-5075. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph T. Johnson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 17434, 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 T. Johnson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph T. Johnson, M.D. had 15,071 Medicare Part D claims for 794 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.