NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Philip Colburn Maher, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Homewood, AL

Philip Colburn Maher, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Homewood, Alabama, and NPI 1831286863, issued on Oct 10, 2006. 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
1831286863
Name
Philip Colburn Maher
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
ME118973 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
513 Brookwood Blvd Ste 101, Homewood, AL 35209
Phone
(205) 933-8981
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2026
Medicaid IDs
010836000 FL
528201860 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050621000633); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1998
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 513 Brookwood Blvd Ste 101

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

  1. Paul Clark, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1619388659
  2. Hannah Henslee, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1740058569
  3. Joshua Menendez, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1780905380
  4. Carl Nechtman, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1366839235
  5. Ronald Philley, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1629079918
  6. Robert Poczatek, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1447347489

Verify Philip Colburn Maher 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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

424 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 133 claims were for opioids.

  1. Philip Maher424
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Methocarbamol111 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen70 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone57 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
  5. Minocycline Hcl35 claims
  6. Gabapentin23 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: $622.61

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Cerapedics Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Philip Maher$623
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Neurosurgical Associates, P. C.Birmingham, AL
  2. Sacred Heart Health System IncPanama City, FL

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

Philip Colburn Maher among 107 neurological surgery physician records in Alabama

Philip Colburn Maher, MD is one of 107 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 1999 among the 81 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 107 neurological surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Clark, M.D.Homewood, AL 352091619388659
  2. Robert Craddock, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091316990005
  3. Matthew Erwood, MDBirmingham, AL 352091073957338
  4. Andrew ErwoodBirmingham, AL 352091649667866
  5. Kristina Gidley, S.A.Birmingham, AL 352091770536419
  6. Walter Haynes, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091043263536
  7. Gordon Kirschberg, MDBirmingham, AL 352091588645535
  8. Joshua Menendez, M.D.Homewood, AL 352091780905380

Common questions

What is Philip Colburn Maher, MD's NPI number?

Philip Colburn Maher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831286863, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Philip Colburn Maher, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 513 Brookwood Blvd Ste 101, Homewood, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 933-8981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Philip Colburn Maher, MD'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 Philip Colburn Maher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Philip Colburn Maher, MD had 424 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.