Philip Schmalz, M. D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Philip Schmalz, M. D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1255774899, issued on Apr 13, 2013. Check the license (Alabama 33976, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip Schmalz
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 33976 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 625 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 934-3546
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 934-3559
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210914002645); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Philip Schmalz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 33976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Lacosamide12 claims
- Alprazolam11 claims
- Gabapentin11 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: $127.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Imperative Care, 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.
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).
Philip Schmalz among 107 neurological surgery physician records in Alabama
Philip Schmalz, M. D. 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 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 1999 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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.
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The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melissa Chambers, MDBirmingham, AL 352331871536565
- Winfield FisherBirmingham, AL 352331467496083
- John FiveashBirmingham, AL 352331700820339
- Barton Guthrie, MDBirmingham, AL 352331326083510
- Eldad Hadar, MDBirmingham, AL 352331952495947
- Mark HadleyBirmingham, AL 352331194761403
- Mark HarriganBirmingham, AL 352331336176585
- James MarkertBirmingham, AL 352331760413645
Common questions
What is Philip Schmalz, M. D.'s NPI number?
Philip Schmalz, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255774899, issued on Apr 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip Schmalz, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-3546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip Schmalz, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 33976, 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 Philip Schmalz, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip Schmalz, M. D. had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 36 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.