NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michele R. Postma, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Bessemer, AL

Michele R. Postma, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Bessemer, Alabama, and NPI 1700992989, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 21214, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700992989
Name
Michele R. Postma
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
21214 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5000 Medical West Way, Bessemer, AL 35022
Phone
(205) 481-7400
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 5, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101018000644); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1996
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 5000 Medical West Way

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

  1. Nelson AgeeEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1467090506
  2. Sterling AndersonPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1467030841
  3. Sadri Avsar, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1447260914
  4. Nicholas Beavers, MDHospitalist Physician1457939993
  5. Carli Brasfield, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245741677
  6. William BryantEmergency Registered Nurse1548141450

Verify Michele R. Postma 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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Medical West Hospital Authority, AN Affiliate OF Uab Health SystemBessemer, AL

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

Michele R. Postma among 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama

Michele R. Postma, 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
  • Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 176 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adrian Cargill, M.B.B.S.Alexander City, AL 350101447518105
  2. Darryle Bullard, MDCullman, AL 350581245288653
  3. Emily Rehberg, MDSylacauga, AL 351501932218286
  4. Neal Daniel, MDBirmingham, AL 352051053525618
  5. Jeffrey Garner, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051467686303
  6. William Hays, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051265473268
  7. Jay Heidecker, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051609817675
  8. Larry Jackson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051275574295

Common questions

What is Michele R. Postma, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michele R. Postma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700992989, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michele R. Postma, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 Medical West Way, Bessemer, AL, 35022. Phone: (205) 481-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michele R. Postma, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 21214, 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.

What is Michele R. Postma, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 of 100. 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.