Kristen Nicole Michael, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Bessemer, AL
Kristen Nicole Michael, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bessemer, Alabama, and NPI 1982970232, issued on Mar 30, 2012. Check the license (Alabama DO.1599, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Nicole Michael
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- DO.1599 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1179 Greenmor Dr, Bessemer, AL 35022
- Phone
- (205) 481-8530
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 424-6543
- Medicaid ID
- 185964 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160719002009); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1179 Greenmor Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kristen Nicole Michael in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO.1599Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,206 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 215 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate386 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium361 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium256 claims
- Gabapentin241 claims
- Lisinopril220 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium202 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: $2,392.49
134 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 one group practice
- Medical West Hospital Authority, AN Affiliate OF Uab Health SystemBessemer, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Nicole Michael among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Kristen Nicole Michael, D.O. 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 2012, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bessemer
They are 21 of the 584 NPPES records with a practice address in Bessemer, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Kristen Nicole Michael, D.O.'s NPI number?
Kristen Nicole Michael, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982970232, issued on Mar 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Nicole Michael, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1179 Greenmor Dr, Bessemer, AL, 35022. Phone: (205) 481-8530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Nicole Michael, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number DO.1599, 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 Kristen Nicole Michael, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Nicole Michael, D.O. had 8,206 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristen Nicole Michael, D.O.'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.