NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Halka, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL

Joshua Halka, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1538572144, issued on Jun 11, 2014. Check the license (Alabama 45284, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538572144
Name
Joshua Halka
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
45284 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
140 Village St, Birmingham, AL 35242
Phone
(205) 980-1744
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 20, 2024
Fax
(205) 980-1334
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 140 Village St

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

  1. Trenton Buchanan, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1740485234
  2. Jenni Goodson, D.C.Chiropractor1124216635
  3. William Hedden, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1588616551
  4. Traci Marlowe, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1043601529

Verify Joshua Halka 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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25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

70 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Halka70
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
  2. Ibuprofen14 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
  4. Methocarbamol11 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: $736.25

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz North America, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Halka$736.25
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Joshua Halka among 40 plastic surgery physician records in Alabama

Joshua Halka, M.D. is one of 40 plastic surgery 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 2014, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 95% of these records are older, 0% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 40 plastic surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Clinton, MDBirmingham, AL 352421225040074
  2. James Grotting, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421528119518
  3. James Gunn, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421235340779
  4. William Hedden, MDBirmingham, AL 352421588616551
  5. Jason Jack, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421518910892
  6. William Nickell, M,D.Birmingham, AL 352421306901517
  7. Christopher Schaffer, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421205834959
  8. Analise Anderson, MDVestavia, AL 352431669890307

Common questions

What is Joshua Halka, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joshua Halka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538572144, issued on Jun 11, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Halka, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 140 Village St, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 980-1744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Halka, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 45284, 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 Joshua Halka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Halka, M.D. had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.