Martha Read, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Decatur, AL
Martha Read, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1427465434, issued on Jul 22, 2014. Check the license (Alabama 33207, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Martha Read
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 33207 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2208 Danville RD SW Ste A, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 686-4567
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 686-4565
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140903001213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Martha Read in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 33207Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
639 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone59 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 claims
- Amoxicillin18 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Lisinopril17 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium16 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: $432.07
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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
- Whatley Health Services IncTuscaloosa, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Martha Read among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Martha Read, M.D. is one of 1,996 family 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 2014, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 28 of the 1,185 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Martha Read, M.D.'s NPI number?
Martha Read, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427465434, issued on Jul 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Martha Read, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2208 Danville RD SW Ste A, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 686-4567. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Martha Read, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 33207, 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 Read, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Martha Read, M.D. had 639 Medicare Part D claims for 198 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.