NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pongkiat Kankirawatana, M.D.

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician · Birmingham, AL

Pongkiat Kankirawatana, M.D. is a neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1164539995, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 24108, as entered in NPPES) 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
1164539995
Name
Pongkiat Kankirawatana
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician 2084N0402X
License number
24108 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 7TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 996-7850
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 996-7867
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041102001107); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1600 7TH Ave S

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

  1. Caterina Abdala Villa, MDClinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1982138483
  2. Hussein Abdul-Latif, M.D.Pediatric Endocrinology Physician1952414187
  3. Brittney Abercrombie, CRNPNurse Practitioner1225621527
  4. Grant Adams, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1346860905
  5. Aya Al-Noubani, MDPediatrics Physician1477106540
  6. Walaa Al-TurkiPediatric Dentistry1396463154

Verify Pongkiat Kankirawatana in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 278 among the 900 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Pongkiat Kankirawatana54
  2. Specialty average278

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam15 claims
  2. Rufinamide14 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: $232.30

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was LivaNova USA, Inc. The 1,195 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,568.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pongkiat Kankirawatana$232.30
  2. Specialty average$5,568.05

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

  1. 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).

Pongkiat Kankirawatana among 32 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in Alabama

Pongkiat Kankirawatana, M.D. is one of 32 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% 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 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 1993 among the 13 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0402X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 32 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in Alabama.

The 8 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amitha Ananth, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331487952099
  2. Elizabeth BebinBirmingham, AL 352331437236882
  3. Emily Gantz, D.O.Birmingham, AL 352331538502752
  4. Monisha Goyal, MDBirmingham, AL 352331184641961
  5. Kathryn Lalor, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331831532472
  6. Michael Lopez, M.D., PH.D.Birmingham, AL 352331023376746
  7. Lydia Marcus, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331174968911
  8. Tony McGrath, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331598872244

Common questions

What is Pongkiat Kankirawatana, M.D.'s NPI number?

Pongkiat Kankirawatana, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164539995, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pongkiat Kankirawatana, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 7TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 996-7850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pongkiat Kankirawatana, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 24108, 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 Pongkiat Kankirawatana, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, M.D. had 54 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician prescribers was 278. 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.