NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Milton Earl Pointer, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Opelika, AL

Milton Earl Pointer, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1962466839, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 1-047517, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; 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
1962466839
Name
Milton Earl Pointer
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
1-047517 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2000 Pepperell Pkwy, Opelika, AL 36801
Phone
(334) 528-2499
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
000029061 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170721002294); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2000 Pepperell Pkwy

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

  1. Omsalama Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770422164
  2. Pratichha AdhikariStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174463681
  3. Olawale Akinola, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275334153
  4. Maariyha Al-BsoulStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205639358
  5. Adam Aldaher, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679416069
  6. Robin Allers, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1801833306

Verify Milton Earl Pointer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $176.08

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Milton Pointer$176.08
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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. Amsol Anesthetists OF Georgia, LLCPhenix City, AL

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

Milton Earl Pointer among 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Alabama

Milton Earl Pointer, CRNA is one of 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Alabama. 76% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2011 among the 1,489 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Opelika

They are 25 of the 797 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelika, and 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Alabama.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robin Allers, CRNAOpelika, AL 368011801833306
  2. Mark Blair, CRNAOpelika, AL 368011639116254
  3. David Brannon, CRNAOpelika, AL 368011427186121
  4. Christopher Caldwell, CRNAOpelika, AL 368011174587901
  5. Carol Dorn, CRNAOpelika, AL 368011285698019
  6. Kathy Hartzog, CRNAOpelika, AL 368011699739581
  7. Heather Maloney, CRNAOpelika, AL 368011346293537
  8. James Martin, CRNAOpelika, AL 368011558325431

Common questions

What is Milton Earl Pointer, CRNA's NPI number?

Milton Earl Pointer, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962466839, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Milton Earl Pointer, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Pepperell Pkwy, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 528-2499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Milton Earl Pointer, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-047517, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Milton Earl Pointer, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.