Matthew Karl Abele, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Matthew Karl Abele, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1255387585, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 17874, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Karl Abele
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 17874 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 10TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 939-6890
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 939-6895
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101102000843); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew Karl Abele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17874Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
355 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide47 claims
- Ketoconazole46 claims
- Cephalexin29 claims
- Fluocinonide24 claims
- Fluorouracil24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Matthew Karl Abele among 171 dermatology physician records in Alabama
Matthew Karl Abele, M.D. is one of 171 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 92% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 171 dermatology physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melanie Appell, MDBirmingham, AL 352051568492775
- Ann Hill, MDBirmingham, AL 352051679507727
- Robert Pritchett, MDBirmingham, AL 352051629050752
- Andrew Fortugno, MDBirmingham, AL 352031811526692
- Callie HillBirmingham, AL 352031013570282
- Stephanie Ives, MDBirmingham, AL 352031629575055
- James KrellBirmingham, AL 352031932133659
- Rajini Murthy, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352031417392002
Common questions
What is Matthew Karl Abele, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew Karl Abele, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255387585, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Karl Abele, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 10TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 939-6890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Karl Abele, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 17874, 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 Matthew Karl Abele, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Karl Abele, M.D. had 355 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Karl Abele, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.