Mark Alan Elkus, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Mark Alan Elkus, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1366515033, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 24049, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Alan Elkus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 24049 AL
00024049 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 South 19TH Street, Birmingham, AL 35213
- Phone
- (205) 939-0610
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 930-9134
- Medicaid ID
- EL009926035 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100922000589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark Alan Elkus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24049Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
2,261 Medicare Part D claims for 587 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 298 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin346 claims
- Meloxicam260 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium219 claims
- Methylprednisolone198 claims
- Celecoxib172 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen164 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): 9 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: $4,157.55
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Think Surgical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, LLCVestavia Hills, AL
- Orthopedic Group OF Birmingham,p.c.Birmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Alan Elkus among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
Mark Alan Elkus, M.D. is one of 340 orthopaedic 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 340 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Cowley, MDBirmingham, AL 352131053389031
- Karl Hofammann, MDBirmingham, AL 352131740258698
- John Featheringill, MDBirmingham, AL 352111972571891
- Keith Weaver, MDBirmingham, AL 352111629007968
- Julian Carlo, MDVestavia Hills, AL 352161598927881
- Weston Gentry, MDVestavia Hills, AL 352161689179681
- Kenneth Jaffe, M.D.Hoover, AL 352161720005812
- Joseph Sherrill, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352161164442208
Common questions
What is Mark Alan Elkus, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark Alan Elkus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366515033, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Alan Elkus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 South 19TH Street, Birmingham, AL, 35213. Phone: (205) 939-0610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Alan Elkus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 24049, 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 Mark Alan Elkus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Alan Elkus, M.D. had 2,261 Medicare Part D claims for 587 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark Alan Elkus, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 9 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.