Michael N. Wood, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Gadsden, AL
Michael N. Wood, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1659391548, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 37574, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael N. Wood
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 37574 AL
58175 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 303 Bay St Ste 201, Gadsden, AL 35901
- Phone
- (256) 279-8738
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2025
- Fax
- (256) 963-9987
- Medicaid ID
- 1659391548 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190313003182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael N. Wood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 37574Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
839 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel170 claims
- Xarelto87 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate50 claims
- Brilinta35 claims
- Nitroglycerin Patch30 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: $16.13
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Endologix LLC. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group IncMadisonville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael N. Wood among 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama
Michael N. Wood, MD is one of 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1996 among the 59 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama.
All 75 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Muhammad Lucman Anwer, MDGadsden, AL 359031144741596
- George Robinson, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031003873670
- Shannon TurneyHuntsville, AL 358021811306681
- Richard Clay, MDHuntsville, AL 358011619960549
- Evan Cohen, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011235122177
- Juan Gallegos, MDHuntsville, AL 358011073809778
- Shaf Holden, MDHuntsville, AL 358011518161397
- Andres Samayoa, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011699038497
Common questions
What is Michael N. Wood, MD's NPI number?
Michael N. Wood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659391548, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael N. Wood, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 303 Bay St Ste 201, Gadsden, AL, 35901. Phone: (256) 279-8738. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael N. Wood, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 37574, 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 N. Wood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael N. Wood, MD had 839 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.