Polina Zmijewski, M.D., M.A.
Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Polina Zmijewski, M.D., M.A. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1538517347, issued on Jun 2, 2016. Check the license (Alabama 42295, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Polina Zmijewski
- Credential
- M.D., M.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 42295 AL
LP03743 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Uab Department OF Surgery, Birmingham, AL 35294
- Phone
- (205) 934-3333
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 934-0135
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241018000548); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Polina Zmijewski in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 42295Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $112.09
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 Health System, Inc.Sevierville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Polina Zmijewski among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Polina Zmijewski, M.D., M.A. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Victoria Huynh, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352941497288286
- Peter AbrahamBirmingham, AL 352491316302060
- Adam Beck, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491578570545
- Daniel Chu, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491326213257
- Daniel Cox, MDBirmingham, AL 352491386858157
- Lauren Gleason, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491285167288
- John Gleysteen, MDBirmingham, AL 352491932144193
- Robert Hollis, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491396001004
Common questions
What is Polina Zmijewski, M.D., M.A.'s NPI number?
Polina Zmijewski, M.D., M.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538517347, issued on Jun 2, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Polina Zmijewski, M.D., M.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Uab Department OF Surgery, Birmingham, AL, 35294. Phone: (205) 934-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Polina Zmijewski, M.D., M.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 42295, 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 Polina Zmijewski, M.D., M.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Polina Zmijewski, M.D., M.A. had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.