Kirk Russ
Gastroenterology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Kirk Russ is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1083971121, issued on Apr 13, 2012. Check the license (Alabama 32783, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kirk Russ
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 32783 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150630003057); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kirk Russ in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 32783Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,249 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Stelara109 claims
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine74 claims
- Mesalamine56 claims
- Lactated Ringers55 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen48 claims
- Magnesium Sulfate46 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: $20,163.72
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kirk Russ among 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama
Kirk Russ is one of 232 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2000 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Fettig, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331992963847
- Lawrence Johnson, MDBirmingham, AL 352331174550644
- Kondal Kyanam Kabir BaigBirmingham, AL 352331073715876
- Douglas MorganBirmingham, AL 352331104991850
- Shajan PeterBirmingham, AL 352331871765552
Common questions
What is Kirk Russ's NPI number?
Kirk Russ's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083971121, issued on Apr 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kirk Russ located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kirk Russ's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 32783, 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 Kirk Russ prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kirk Russ had 1,249 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.