Leon Cannizzaro, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
Leon Cannizzaro, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1356585228, issued on Apr 22, 2009. Check the license (Alabama MD.38144, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leon Cannizzaro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- MD.38144 AL
MD.207678 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3680 Grandview Pkwy Ste 200, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 971-7500
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2025
- Fax
- (205) 971-7571
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210603001686); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3680 Grandview Pkwy Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Juan Bernal, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1003007980
- William Black, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1053722413
- Crystal BrunsonFamily Nurse Practitioner1417473778
- Annie Chancey, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1003686668
Verify Leon Cannizzaro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.38144Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,136 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate288 claims
- Eliquis195 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium188 claims
- Carvedilol153 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate140 claims
- Furosemide126 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): 87.5 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: $307.46
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biosense Webster, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Affinity Cardiovascular Specialists LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leon Cannizzaro among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
Leon Cannizzaro, MD is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
All 311 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vikram Arora, MDBirmingham, AL 352431255335246
- Raashid Ashraf, MDBirmingham, AL 352431760471437
- Stephen Bakir, MDBirmingham, AL 352431104815877
- Elizabeth Branscomb, MDBirmingham, AL 352431285623959
- Robert Brock, MDBirmingham, AL 352431457340127
- Jerry Chandler, MDBirmingham, AL 352431356330039
- Percy Colon, MDBirmingham, AL 352431346239027
- Larry Dye, MDBirmingham, AL 352431598754277
Common questions
What is Leon Cannizzaro, MD's NPI number?
Leon Cannizzaro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356585228, issued on Apr 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leon Cannizzaro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3680 Grandview Pkwy Ste 200, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 971-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leon Cannizzaro, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.38144, 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 Leon Cannizzaro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leon Cannizzaro, MD had 2,136 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leon Cannizzaro, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 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.