NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kyle Y. Echols, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Birmingham, AL

Kyle Y. Echols, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1427135946, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 20909, 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
1427135946
Name
Kyle Y. Echols
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
20909 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1903 Oxmoor RD, Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone
(205) 879-2700
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 874-7060
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090406000335); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1987
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 1903 Oxmoor RD

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

  1. Denise Fournet, PH.D.Psychologist1255445045

Verify Kyle Y. Echols 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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28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,282 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Kyle Echols1,282
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Buspirone Hcl91 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl88 claims
  3. Clonazepam88 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl78 claims
  5. Aripiprazole75 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl62 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: $901.46

36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kyle Echols$901.46
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Kyle Y. Echols among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama

Kyle Y. Echols, M.D. is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 237 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama

There are 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Margaret Barclay, MDBirmingham, AL 352091386693349
  2. Jorge Castro, MDBirmingham, AL 352091447209457
  3. Donald Cornelius, MDHomewood, AL 352091700873825
  4. Jane Daw, MDBirmingham, AL 352091306895420
  5. Joseph Gregory, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091144209578
  6. Gonzalo Gurmendi, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091104910017
  7. James Hagemeyer, M.D.Homewood, AL 352091871572297
  8. Donald Paoletti, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091437255361

Common questions

What is Kyle Y. Echols, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kyle Y. Echols, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427135946, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kyle Y. Echols, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1903 Oxmoor RD, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 879-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kyle Y. Echols, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 20909, 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 Kyle Y. Echols, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kyle Y. Echols, M.D. had 1,282 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.