NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Ward Romine, MD

Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL

Matthew Ward Romine, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1245640218, issued on Apr 30, 2014. Check the license (Alabama MD.34789, 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
1245640218
Name
Matthew Ward Romine
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
MD.34789 AL
34789 AL
2021-02476 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35249
Phone
(205) 934-4011
Enumerated
Apr 30, 2014
Record last updated
May 20, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190612004002); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2014
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 619 19TH St S

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

  1. Basma Abdulhadi, M.DEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1083063838
  2. Peter AbrahamSurgery Physician1316302060
  3. Bentley AdamsPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1831733666
  4. Oyedele Adeyi, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1376008755
  5. Gaurav Agarwal, M.D.Nephrology Physician1649293382
  6. Mustafa Ahmed, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1306093588

Verify Matthew Ward Romine 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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55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

228 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 103 claims were for opioids.

  1. Matthew Romine228
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen66 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl21 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl12 claims
  6. Gabapentin11 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): 98.3 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 score82.9
  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: $241.63

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Matthew Romine$241.63
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

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

Matthew Ward Romine among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama

Matthew Ward Romine, MD is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% 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 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter AbrahamBirmingham, AL 352491316302060
  2. Adam Beck, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491578570545
  3. Daniel Chu, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491326213257
  4. Daniel Cox, MDBirmingham, AL 352491386858157
  5. Lauren Gleason, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491285167288
  6. John Gleysteen, MDBirmingham, AL 352491932144193
  7. Robert Hollis, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491396001004
  8. Omar Rokayak, D.O.Birmingham, AL 352491104263995

Common questions

What is Matthew Ward Romine, MD's NPI number?

Matthew Ward Romine, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245640218, issued on Apr 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Ward Romine, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (205) 934-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Ward Romine, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.34789, 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 Ward Romine, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew Ward Romine, MD had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Matthew Ward Romine, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.