Lawrence Ver Hoef
Neurology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Lawrence Ver Hoef is a neurology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1225050305, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 23859, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Ver Hoef
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 23859 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
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040712000898); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence Ver Hoef in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23859Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,409 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lacosamide162 claims
- Levetiracetam162 claims
- Lamotrigine130 claims
- Clobazam113 claims
- Zonisamide72 claims
- Phenobarbital70 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.
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).
Lawrence Ver Hoef among 259 neurology physician records in Alabama
Lawrence Ver Hoef is one of 259 neurology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 259 neurology physician records in Alabama.
All 259 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul AtchisonBirmingham, AL 352331134174667
- Khurram BashirBirmingham, AL 352331770538233
- Jennifer DewolfeBirmingham, AL 352331861469546
- Hassan Fathallah-ShaykhBirmingham, AL 352331700837614
- Raymond Faught, MDBirmingham, AL 352331497799134
- Lindy Harrell, MDBirmingham, AL 352331164458139
- Peter KingBirmingham, AL 352331780612838
- Liang Lu, MDBirmingham, AL 352331548299704
Common questions
What is Lawrence Ver Hoef's NPI number?
Lawrence Ver Hoef's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225050305, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Ver Hoef 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 Lawrence Ver Hoef's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 23859, 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 Lawrence Ver Hoef prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Ver Hoef had 1,409 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.