Luz Jovita Crystal, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Fort Payne, AL
Luz Jovita Crystal, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Payne, Alabama, and NPI 1972544153, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00018535, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luz Jovita Crystal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 00018535 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2202 Jordan Road SW, Fort Payne, AL 35968
- Phone
- (256) 844-2825
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 844-2834
- Medicaid IDs
- 051558061 AL
541385610 AL
051557585 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051006000330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2202 Jordan Road SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Luz Jovita Crystal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00018535Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
485 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Dexamethasone40 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Azithromycin31 claims
- Ondansetron Odt29 claims
- Cefuroxime28 claims
- Famotidine24 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 2 group practices
- Ess OF Eufaula, LLCFort Payne, AL
- Newgen Alabama Billing LLCFort Payne, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luz Jovita Crystal among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Luz Jovita Crystal, MD is one of 1,705 internal 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Payne
They are 5 of the 259 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Payne, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frederico Fernandez, M.D.Fort Payne, AL 359681972594505
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- Daniel Mince, MDFort Payne, AL 359681073568812
- John Weaver, MDFort Payne, AL 359681689638058
- Sunil Jaiswal, MDCollinsville, AL 359611053367342
- John Clark Alves, MDGuntersville, AL 359761770003220
- Stuart Foley, MDGuntersville, AL 359761508822842
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Common questions
What is Luz Jovita Crystal, MD's NPI number?
Luz Jovita Crystal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972544153, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luz Jovita Crystal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2202 Jordan Road SW, Fort Payne, AL, 35968. Phone: (256) 844-2825. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luz Jovita Crystal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00018535, 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 Luz Jovita Crystal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luz Jovita Crystal, MD had 485 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.