NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karla Hudson, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Birmingham, AL

Karla Hudson, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1417920539, issued on Feb 9, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 1053512, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417920539
Name
Karla Hudson
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
1053512 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
52 Medical Park Dr E, Birmingham, AL 35235
Phone
(205) 838-3055
Enumerated
Feb 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(205) 838-3517
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101027000566); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1992
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 52 Medical Park Dr E

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

  1. Frank Benesh, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689647885
  2. Marc Bloomston, MDAnesthesiology Physician1306819693
  3. Shameza Boyd, MDPediatrics Physician1427017433
  4. Mary Boyer, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528204864
  5. Margaret Campbell Arndt, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1417920083
  6. Lauren Chambers, AGPCNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1851983142

Verify Karla Hudson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $72.70

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karla Hudson$72.70
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Ambulatory Anesthesia And Pain Medicine, P.C.Birmingham, AL
  2. Blue Lake Health Alabama, LLCFlorence, AL
  3. RG Anesthesia LLCRome, GA

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

Karla Hudson among 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Alabama

Karla Hudson, CRNA is one of 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Alabama. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2011 among the 1,489 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

812 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 812 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Alabama.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Martha Anderton, CRNABirmingham, AL 352351902949936
  2. Margaret Campbell Arndt, CRNABirmingham, AL 352351417920083
  3. W Culver, CRNABirmingham, AL 352351013980127
  4. Karen Fischer, CRNABirmingham, AL 352351609919638
  5. Brian Foushee, CRNABirmingham, AL 352351427191451
  6. Linda Frost, CRNABirmingham, AL 352351154464188
  7. Patricia Gossman, CRNABirmingham, AL 352351790828721
  8. Karen Hitt, CRNABirmingham, AL 352351568435295

Common questions

What is Karla Hudson, CRNA's NPI number?

Karla Hudson, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417920539, issued on Feb 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karla Hudson, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 52 Medical Park Dr E, Birmingham, AL, 35235. Phone: (205) 838-3055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karla Hudson, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1053512, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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