Melanie R. Barnhart, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Melanie R. Barnhart, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1578744678, issued on Nov 16, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 29211, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie R. Barnhart
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 29211 AL
125-063387 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1806 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 939-7389
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 130861 AL
130862 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090915000507); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1806 6TH Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Elijah BreedingRegistered Nurse1053253518
- Stephen Burge, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1336185545
- Camille CraigRegistered Nurse1851232995
- Cameron ElliottRegistered Nurse1053253617
- Sierra Jones, RNRegistered Nurse1811839350
Verify Melanie R. Barnhart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29211Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
175 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Methocarbamol12 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: $72.38
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Emergency Physicians GroupHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie R. Barnhart among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Melanie R. Barnhart, MD is one of 678 emergency 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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
238 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 238 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Beverly Brown, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331710913801
- Stephen Burge, MDBirmingham, AL 352331336185545
- Brandon Carr, MDBirmingham, AL 352331255328407
- Elizabeth Collins, MDBirmingham, AL 352331780671933
- Victoria Groves, MDBirmingham, AL 352331477540623
- Terry Hope, MDBirmingham, AL 352331982691770
- Flemon Johnston, MDBirmingham, AL 352331881681674
- Paul KivelaBirmingham, AL 352331669410247
Common questions
What is Melanie R. Barnhart, MD's NPI number?
Melanie R. Barnhart, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578744678, issued on Nov 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie R. Barnhart, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1806 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 939-7389. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie R. Barnhart, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 29211, 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 Melanie R. Barnhart, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie R. Barnhart, MD had 175 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.