Kirk Withrow
Otolaryngology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Kirk Withrow is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1639146327, issued on Mar 2, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 26445, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kirk Withrow
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 26445 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
- Mar 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050802000656); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kirk Withrow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26445Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
143 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam36 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl25 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,420.12
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 Withrow among 159 otolaryngology physician records in Alabama
Kirk Withrow is one of 159 otolaryngology 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1997 among the 112 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 159 otolaryngology physician records in Alabama.
All 159 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Garima AgarwalBirmingham, AL 352331578821864
- William Carroll, MDBirmingham, AL 352331811931082
- Paul Castellanos, MDBirmingham, AL 352331093756108
- Jonathan Cavanagh, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331598199317
- Do Yeon ChoBirmingham, AL 352331104051408
- Benjamin Greene, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331154563898
- Benjamin McGrew, MDBirmingham, AL 352331306875240
- Richard McHugh, MD, PHDBirmingham, AL 352331063690311
Common questions
What is Kirk Withrow's NPI number?
Kirk Withrow's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639146327, issued on Mar 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kirk Withrow 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 Withrow's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 26445, 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 Withrow prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kirk Withrow had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kirk Withrow's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 of 100. 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.