Michael R. Crain, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
Michael R. Crain, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1760598916, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 10913, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael R. Crain
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 10913 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 817 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL 35211
- Phone
- (205) 780-1963
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 780-1967
- Medicaid ID
- 000081772 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101020000750); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 219 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 817 Princeton Ave SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Minerva Amputch-Young, MS, LPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1215384946
- Traci Benefield, PAPhysician Assistant1992802045
- Eric Brown, CRNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1326423013
- Eva Burgess, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1912433525
- Elizabeth Coggins, CRNPPulmonary Disease Physician1982051967
- Paulina Cornatzer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1417169848
Verify Michael R. Crain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10913Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $38.88
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was LivaNova USA, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Anesthesiologists Associated PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael R. Crain among 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama
Michael R. Crain, M.D. is one of 219 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% 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, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.
All 219 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Coggins, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352111982051967
- John Forstall, DOBirmingham, AL 352111326571720
- James Lott, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352111639285802
- Jason Rollins, MDBirmingham, AL 352111487760534
- Karl Schroeder, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352111003097114
- Gustavo Dubois, MDBirmingham, AL 352091427013580
- Jean Newsome, RN CRNPBirmingham, AL 352091083779839
- Louis Pappas, MDBirmingham, AL 352131205859022
Common questions
What is Michael R. Crain, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael R. Crain, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760598916, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael R. Crain, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 817 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL, 35211. Phone: (205) 780-1963. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael R. Crain, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 10913, 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 Michael R. Crain, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael R. Crain, M.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.