NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Scott Hammock, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Ozark, AL

Richard Scott 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, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497920276
Name
Richard Scott 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
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(334) 774-5867
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090619000355); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2008
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 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, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1629055330

Verify Richard Scott 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 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 219 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Hammock1,059
  2. Specialty average3,544

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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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$902.55

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

2 hospitals and group practices

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

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Scott Hammock among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama

Richard Scott Hammock, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ozark

They are 7 of the 242 NPPES records with a practice address in Ozark, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Taylor Caffey, MD PAOzark, AL 363601346278793
  2. Connie Chandler, MDOzark, AL 363601215977129
  3. Sangeeta Doshi, MDOzark, AL 363601477520153
  4. Robert Kreutzmann, MDOzark, AL 363601174584171
  5. Rifat Parwaiz, M.D.Ozark, AL 363601679523898
  6. Kenneth Roberts, M.D.Ozark, AL 363601598732521
  7. Stephen Bernstein, MD, MPH, FAAFPFort Rucker, AL 363621477544450
  8. Quintessa Britton-Williams, M.D.Fort Rucker, AL 363621447243043

Common questions

What is Richard Scott Hammock, MD's NPI number?

Richard Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott Hammock, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Scott Hammock, MD had 1,059 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.