NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristen Wong, MD

Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL

Kristen Wong, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1811315385, issued on Apr 2, 2014. Check the license (Alabama 44758, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811315385
Name
Kristen Wong
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
44758 AL
75331-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1808 7TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 934-2003
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2014
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2023
Fax
(205) 297-9411
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220920002635); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1808 7TH Ave S

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

  1. Garima Arora, MD, MRCPCardiovascular Disease Physician1407084874
  2. William GardnerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578367306
  3. Layla Mansour M Ghazali, MDSurgery Physician1922594340
  4. Shannon Guthrie, M.S.N.Family Nurse Practitioner1376879270
  5. Matthew Hale, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1477022739
  6. Michelle Holland, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134782451

Verify Kristen Wong 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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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

90 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kristen Wong90
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole24 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl18 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: $864.31

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kristen Wong$864.31
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. 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).

Kristen Wong among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama

Kristen Wong, MD is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% 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 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Herbert ChenBirmingham, AL 352331366407033
  2. Jayleen GramsBirmingham, AL 352331205816410
  3. Michael HanawayBirmingham, AL 352331134138035
  4. Kimberly HendershotBirmingham, AL 352331134157928
  5. Philip Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331780615005
  6. Jeffrey KerbyBirmingham, AL 352331770510604
  7. Carol Leitner, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331942245428
  8. Donald ReiffBirmingham, AL 352331073548657

Common questions

What is Kristen Wong, MD's NPI number?

Kristen Wong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811315385, issued on Apr 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristen Wong, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1808 7TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-2003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristen Wong, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 44758, 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 Wong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristen Wong, MD had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.