Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Richard Hammock, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Ozark, AL

Richard Hammock, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ozark, Alabama, and NPI 1497920276, issued on Apr 23, 2008. Check the license (Alabama 29200, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1497920276
Name
Richard Hammock
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
29200 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
218 Hospital Ave, Ozark, AL 36360
Phone
(334) 774-1982
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 218 Hospital Ave

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

  1. Emily BellFamily Nurse Practitioner1326910761
  2. Oliver Crawford, MDInternal Medicine Physician1629055330

Verify Richard Hammock 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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,059 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 219 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Hammock1,059
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen142 claims
  2. Cefdinir50 claims
  3. Gabapentin49 claims
  4. Prednisone44 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl37 claims
  6. Doxycycline Monohydrate35 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: $97.90

4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc.. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Hammock$97.90
  2. Specialty average$861.30

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

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Dale Medical CenterOzark, AL · Acute Care Hospitals
  2. Flowers HB Medical Services LLCDothan, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

6 family medicine physician records list a Ozark practice address

They are 6 of the 242 NPPES records with a Ozark practice address, and 1,888 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

Other family medicine physician records in Alabama

  1. Anbreen Abbas, MDGadsden, AL1427996651
  2. Bahaa Abdelqader, DOMobile, AL1124757828
  3. Sumayah Abed, MDHoover, AL1902346802
  4. Charles Abney, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1689760704
  5. Jennifer Abt, DOMontgomery, AL1619218369
  6. Dakota Acton Jones, M.D.Fayette, AL1790167864
  7. John Adams, M.D.Alexander City, AL1326307364
  8. Kynard Adams, MDMontgomery, AL1700873494
  9. Adetunji Adaraloye, D.O., M.P.H.Birmingham, AL1457589350
  10. Jimmy Adkisson, DOBrewton, AL1356364459

Common questions

What is Richard Hammock, MD's NPI number?

Richard Hammock, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497920276, issued on Apr 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Hammock, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 218 Hospital Ave, Ozark, AL, 36360. Phone: (334) 774-1982. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Hammock, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 29200, 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 Hammock, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Hammock, MD had 1,059 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.