Larry B. Thead, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Saraland, AL
Larry B. Thead, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Saraland, Alabama, and NPI 1033177829, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 9264, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Larry B. Thead
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 9264 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 95 Shell RD, Saraland, AL 36571
- Phone
- (251) 675-4733
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040505001761); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 95 Shell RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Bryan Crenshaw, MDFamily Medicine Physician1669634796
- John Dixon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316040413
- Amanda Toris, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225501836
- Richard Valentine, MDFamily Medicine Physician1063411171
Verify Larry B. Thead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 9264Check 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
8,052 Medicare Part D claims for 478 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium478 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium440 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate393 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium320 claims
- Prednisone255 claims
- Metformin Hcl205 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $313.13
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis 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
- Imc-Diagnostic And Medical Clinic LLCMobile, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Larry B. Thead among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Larry B. Thead, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Saraland
They are 11 of the 122 NPPES records with a practice address in Saraland, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 1,996 in Alabama → Every provider in Saraland → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott CarverSaraland, AL 365711023112257
- Bryan Crenshaw, MDSaraland, AL 365711669634796
- Whitney Engheta, D.O.Saraland, AL 365711225499395
- Michael Holland, DOSaraland, AL 365711932737491
- Claire HughesSaraland, AL 365711558063594
- Mark McDaniel, MDSaraland, AL 365711518997014
- Jennifer Ronderos, M.D.Saraland, AL 365711942216452
- Howard Rubenstein, M.D.Saraland, AL 365711376598086
Common questions
What is Larry B. Thead, M.D.'s NPI number?
Larry B. Thead, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033177829, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Larry B. Thead, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 95 Shell RD, Saraland, AL, 36571. Phone: (251) 675-4733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Larry B. Thead, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 9264, 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 Larry B. Thead, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Larry B. Thead, M.D. had 8,052 Medicare Part D claims for 478 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Larry B. Thead, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.