Michael Steven Vaphiades, DO
Neurology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Michael Steven Vaphiades, DO is a neurology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1316953847, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Alabama DO 763, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Steven Vaphiades
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- DO 763 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 18TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (206) 325-8620
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 009900125 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100901000658); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 700 18TH St S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Albert, MDOphthalmology Physician1730165325
- Joy Chuang, O.D.Optometrist1225477466
- Andrew Everett, MDOphthalmology Physician1821070764
- Richard Feist, MDOphthalmology Physician1114903556
- Marcela Frazier, O.D.Optometrist1932114311
- Jennifer Gibson, ODOptometrist1134974397
Verify Michael Steven Vaphiades in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO 763Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
572 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pyridostigmine Bromide140 claims
- Prednisone97 claims
- Acetazolamide64 claims
- Gabapentin50 claims
- Acetazolamide Er34 claims
- Glycopyrrolate34 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $222.06
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- University OF Alabama Ophthalmology Services FoundationBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 259 neurology physician records in Alabama.
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- Anjaneyulu Alapati, M.D.Huntsville, AL1992791297
- Muayad Alzuabi, MDBirmingham, AL1730748542
- Amit Arora, M.D.Huntsville, AL1750598660
- Aruna Arora, M.D.Huntsville, AL1669689857
- Arslan ArshadMobile, AL1891435376
- Paul AtchisonBirmingham, AL1134174667
Common questions
What is Michael Steven Vaphiades, DO's NPI number?
Michael Steven Vaphiades, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316953847, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Steven Vaphiades, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 18TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (206) 325-8620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Steven Vaphiades, DO's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number DO 763, 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 Steven Vaphiades, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Steven Vaphiades, DO had 572 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Steven Vaphiades, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.