Richard E. Gilliland, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Bessemer, AL
Richard E. Gilliland, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Bessemer, Alabama, and NPI 1861500753, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00012109, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard E. Gilliland
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 00012109 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 985 Ninth Avenue S.W., Bessemer, AL 35022
- Phone
- (205) 481-7780
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 481-7740
- Medicaid ID
- 000045124 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090617000211); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Richard E. Gilliland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00012109Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
639 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate241 claims
- Azithromycin92 claims
- Cefprozil52 claims
- Fluconazole40 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa31 claims
- Methylprednisolone18 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: $34.36
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Ent Associates OF Alabama PCBessemer, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 159 otolaryngology physician records in Alabama.
Other otolaryngology physician records in Alabama
- Garima AgarwalBirmingham, AL1578821864
- Jack Aland, M.D.Birmingham, AL1649284308
- Sundeep Alapati, D.O.Huntsville, AL1063775112
- James Anderson, MDMontgomery, AL1376634964
- Luke Bailey, MDOpelika, AL1538788302
- William Barber, MDBirmingham, AL1861699043
- Pamela Beams, DOMontgomery, AL1750764221
- Craig Benoit, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1477528149
- Pramod Bhatia, MDTalladega, AL1104808245
- Tarika Bhuta, M.D.Birmingham, AL1841265071
Common questions
What is Richard E. Gilliland, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard E. Gilliland, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861500753, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard E. Gilliland, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 985 Ninth Avenue S.W., Bessemer, AL, 35022. Phone: (205) 481-7780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard E. Gilliland, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00012109, 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 Richard E. Gilliland, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard E. Gilliland, M.D. had 639 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.