Palak Kachhadia, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Birmingham, AL
Palak Kachhadia, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1003299389, issued on Jul 3, 2015. Check the license (Alabama 50586, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Palak Kachhadia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License numbers
- 50586 AL
0101264320 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 19TH St South, Birmingham, AL 35294
- Phone
- (205) 731-9701
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250320003528); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 619 19TH St South
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Palak Kachhadia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 50586Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
763 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium108 claims
- Ozempic55 claims
- Mounjaro52 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er42 claims
- Jardiance30 claims
- Trulicity29 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: $287.96
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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 Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Palak Kachhadia among 92 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Alabama
Palak Kachhadia, MD is one of 92 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 90% 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 77% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 77% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2001 among the 68 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Alabama
There are 92 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Alabama.
All 92 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician nationwide →
The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anath Shalev, MDBirmingham, AL 352941457305484
- Basma Abdulhadi, M.DBirmingham, AL 352491083063838
- Maria Couto, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491992760326
- Alexandra Dodd, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491699208371
- Stuart Frank, MDBirmingham, AL 352491336183433
- Ky Huynh, MDBirmingham, AL 352491386221554
- Danica Vodopivec Kuri, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491962855460
- Sarah Byrd, MSN, FNP-C, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352441205416799
Common questions
What is Palak Kachhadia, MD's NPI number?
Palak Kachhadia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003299389, issued on Jul 3, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Palak Kachhadia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH St South, Birmingham, AL, 35294. Phone: (205) 731-9701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Palak Kachhadia, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 50586, 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 Palak Kachhadia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Palak Kachhadia, MD had 763 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.