NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Martha Shawn Morehead, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Gadsden, AL

Martha Shawn Morehead, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1699780403, issued on Jul 30, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 16788, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699780403
Name
Martha Shawn Morehead
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
16788 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
851 Goodyear Ave, Gadsden, AL 35903
Phone
(256) 413-6000
Enumerated
Jul 30, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00089818 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110303000772); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1991
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 851 Goodyear Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ginger Barron, R.PHPharmacist1144393489
  2. Chris Christian, PHARMDPharmacist1235295569
  3. Ann Drum, MDFamily Medicine Physician1205803046
  4. George Godfey, R.PH.Pharmacist1700942026
  5. Christy Hollingsworth, CRNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1619309671
  6. Sathyan Iyer, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1801878368

Verify Martha Shawn Morehead 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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,288 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.

  1. Martha Morehead1,288
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium94 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium61 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium48 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl47 claims
  5. Gabapentin40 claims
  6. Omeprazole37 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): 87.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $104.37

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.

  1. Martha Morehead$104.37
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Gadsden Regional Physician Group Practice LLCGadsden, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

36 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gadsden

They are 36 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Gadsden, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

Other family medicine physician records in Alabama

  1. Anbreen Abbas, MDGadsden, AL1427996651
  2. Bahaa Abdelqader, DOMobile, AL1124757828
  3. Sumayah Abed, MDHoover, AL1902346802
  4. Charles Abney, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1689760704
  5. Jennifer Abt, DOMontgomery, AL1619218369
  6. Dakota Acton Jones, M.D.Fayette, AL1790167864
  7. John Adams, M.D.Alexander City, AL1326307364
  8. Kynard Adams, MDMontgomery, AL1700873494
  9. Adetunji Adaraloye, D.O., M.P.H.Birmingham, AL1457589350
  10. Jimmy Adkisson, DOBrewton, AL1356364459

Common questions

What is Martha Shawn Morehead, MD's NPI number?

Martha Shawn Morehead, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699780403, issued on Jul 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Martha Shawn Morehead, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 851 Goodyear Ave, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 413-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Martha Shawn Morehead, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 16788, 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 Martha Shawn Morehead, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Martha Shawn Morehead, MD had 1,288 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Martha Shawn Morehead, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 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.