Lora J. Pound, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Lora J. Pound, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1154421709, issued on Sep 24, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 11608, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lora J. Pound
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 11608 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5890 Valley RD, Birmingham, AL 35235
- Phone
- (205) 655-7600
- Enumerated
- Sep 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 655-7446
- Medicaid ID
- 000089399 AL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lora J. Pound in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11608Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl12 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.
Lora J. Pound among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Lora J. Pound, 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 fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
181 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 181 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Lora J. Pound, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lora J. Pound, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154421709, issued on Sep 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lora J. Pound, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5890 Valley RD, Birmingham, AL, 35235. Phone: (205) 655-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lora J. Pound, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 11608, 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 Lora J. Pound, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lora J. Pound, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.