NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Keaton

Hospitalist Physician · Huntsville, AL

Nicholas Keaton is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1245617216, issued on Apr 29, 2015. Check the license 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245617216
Name
Nicholas Keaton
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
27440 MS
0101261759 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Sivley RD SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone
(256) 801-6047
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251017003544); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2015
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 101 Sivley RD SW

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

  1. Carmen Abarca, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1295618734
  2. Toaa Abuelenen, MDHospitalist Physician1821652157
  3. Eugene Acupan, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1164489985
  4. Limitha AdimalaInternal Medicine Physician1144639030
  5. Noaman Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356863377
  6. Marilyn Alleman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1861630246

Verify Nicholas Keaton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

123 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nicholas Keaton123
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
  2. Prednisone13 claims
  3. Cefdinir12 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: $301.62

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Keaton$301.62
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

3 hospitals and group practices

  1. Memorial Hospital AT GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. Care Doc LLCGulfport, MS
  3. HH Physician CareHuntsville, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Nicholas Keaton among 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama

Nicholas Keaton is one of 348 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 46% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2013 among the 275 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

94 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Huntsville

They are 94 of the 5,555 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntsville, and 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Taiwo Ayileka, MDHuntsville, AL 358011639142599
  2. Jorge Barrios Villafane, MDHuntsville, AL 358011841498037
  3. Daniel Fox, MDHuntsville, AL 358011205820057
  4. Mark Holder, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011861452260
  5. Akshai Janakiram Vitheswaran, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011174727564
  6. Yi Jia, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011891907515
  7. Sudheer Kantharajpur, M.D., M.H.AHuntsville, AL 358011730360629
  8. Baron Maze, MDHuntsville, AL 358011689630576

Common questions

What is Nicholas Keaton's NPI number?

Nicholas Keaton's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245617216, issued on Apr 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Keaton located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Sivley RD SW, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 801-6047. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Keaton's license?

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 Nicholas Keaton prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Keaton had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.