Max Michael, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Max Michael, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1043255425, issued on Jun 18, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 8198, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Max Michael
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 8198 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 279-2860
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 252-0197
- Medicaid ID
- 000044346 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101203000195); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Max Michael in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8198Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
253 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naloxone Hcl55 claims
- Gabapentin22 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Omeprazole14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Metformin Hcl12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Aletheia House, Inc.Bessemer, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Max Michael among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Max Michael, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Max Michael, M.D.'s NPI number?
Max Michael, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043255425, issued on Jun 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Max Michael, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 279-2860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Max Michael, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 8198, 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 Max Michael, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Max Michael, M.D. had 253 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.