Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima, MD
Plastic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1518212166, issued on Jul 19, 2012. Check the license (Alabama L5907SP, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License numbers
- L5907SP AL
078828 GA
BP10044877 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 934-9999
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230814004054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2000 6TH Ave S
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Verify Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license L5907SPCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin11 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): 77.8 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: $279.29
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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
- 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).
Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima among 40 plastic surgery physician records in Alabama
Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima, MD is one of 40 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 83% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1990 among the 19 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 40 plastic surgery physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rene MyersBirmingham, AL 352331376785170
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- Bruce Eich, MDBirmingham, AL 352351477508091
- Michael Clinton, MDBirmingham, AL 352421225040074
- James Grotting, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421528119518
- James Gunn, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421235340779
- Joshua Halka, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421538572144
- William Hedden, MDBirmingham, AL 352421588616551
Common questions
What is Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima, MD's NPI number?
Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518212166, issued on Jul 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-9999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number L5907SP, 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 Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima, MD had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria Helena Nascimento De Lima, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 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.