Mark E. Ponder, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lincoln, AL
Mark E. Ponder, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Alabama, and NPI 1023047529, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00024336, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark E. Ponder
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 00024336 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 Patton Chapel RD, Lincoln, AL 35096
- Phone
- (205) 763-1414
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2024
- Fax
- (205) 763-1447
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060214000383); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1100 Patton Chapel RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- April Ponder, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699704197
Verify Mark E. Ponder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00024336Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,953 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 197 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium561 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium452 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium437 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate312 claims
- Lisinopril262 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium213 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $921.58
54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Lincoln Family Practice PCLincoln, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lincoln
They are 3 of the 44 NPPES records with a practice address in Lincoln, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 3 in Lincoln → All 1,996 in Alabama → Every provider in Lincoln →
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Common questions
What is Mark E. Ponder, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark E. Ponder, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023047529, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark E. Ponder, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Patton Chapel RD, Lincoln, AL, 35096. Phone: (205) 763-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark E. Ponder, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00024336, 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 E. Ponder, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark E. Ponder, M.D. had 9,953 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries; 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.