NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Anthony Rihner, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Mobile, AL

Michael Anthony Rihner, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1831279702, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 23198, 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
1831279702
Name
Michael Anthony Rihner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
23198 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 Providence Park Dr E, Mobile, AL 36695
Phone
(251) 634-1544
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
000093267 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110404000151); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1992
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 600 Providence Park Dr E

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

  1. Megan Brown, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619545597
  2. Erica Dueitt, NP-CNurse Practitioner1669911798
  3. Hannah FarmerAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1093669335
  4. Stephanie Grosz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1891742821
  5. Ritesh Gupta, MDInternal Medicine Physician1124100847
  6. David Nery, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1649651217

Verify Michael Anthony Rihner 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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5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

15,527 Medicare Part D claims for 1,396 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Michael Rihner15,527
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,305 claims
  2. Carvedilol966 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate945 claims
  4. Xarelto559 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium503 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium471 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $579.89

34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Rihner$579.89
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Rihner, Gupta, And Grosz Cardiology, PCMobile, AL

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

Michael Anthony Rihner among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama

Michael Anthony Rihner, MD is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% 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 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Thomas, M.D.Mobile, AL 366931831344217
  2. Steven Allyn, MDSelma, AL 367011952402117
  3. Deeksha Acharya, MDMobile, AL 366171144803388
  4. Mohammad Ayoub S As Sayaideh, M.D.Mobile, AL 366171124470398
  5. Barbara Burckhartt, MDMobile, AL 366171861442014
  6. Michael Cohen, MDMobile, AL 366171710938162
  7. Taylor Goulding-Avedisian, MDMobile, AL 366171871243246
  8. Christopher Malozzi, D.O.Mobile, AL 366171356409320

Common questions

What is Michael Anthony Rihner, MD's NPI number?

Michael Anthony Rihner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831279702, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Anthony Rihner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Providence Park Dr E, Mobile, AL, 36695. Phone: (251) 634-1544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Anthony Rihner, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 23198, 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 Anthony Rihner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Anthony Rihner, MD had 15,527 Medicare Part D claims for 1,396 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Anthony Rihner, MD'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.

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