NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Marina Brainin

Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL

Marina Brainin is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1437162104, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 19057, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437162104
Name
Marina Brainin
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
19057 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
Aug 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Marina Brainin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,796 Medicare Part D claims for 632 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Marina Brainin6,796
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium363 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium329 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate306 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium262 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide196 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium176 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.

Marina Brainin among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama

Marina Brainin 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 fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Allen, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331891759809
  2. Jeroan Allison, MDBirmingham, AL 352331003860016
  3. Cynthia Baker, MDBirmingham, AL 352331629023155
  4. Mary Balkovetz, MDBirmingham, AL 352331881641181
  5. Brenda Baumann, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331568426583
  6. Raegan Durant, MD, MPHBirmingham, AL 352331073561262
  7. Michael Fleenor, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331376515270
  8. Tracey Humbert, MDBirmingham, AL 352331588615314

Common questions

What is Marina Brainin's NPI number?

Marina Brainin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437162104, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Marina Brainin 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 Marina Brainin's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 19057, 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 Marina Brainin prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Marina Brainin had 6,796 Medicare Part D claims for 632 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.