NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Tinsley Ketcham, CRNP

Nurse Practitioner · Birmingham, AL

Richard Tinsley Ketcham, CRNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1639714819, issued on Nov 12, 2019. Check the license (Alabama 1-147169, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; 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
1639714819
Name
Richard Tinsley Ketcham
Credential
CRNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
1-147169 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2000 6TH Ave S FL 1, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 996-4744
Enumerated
Nov 12, 2019
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200207001576); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2000 6TH Ave S FL 1

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

  1. Amanda Anderson, PAPhysician Assistant1871358879
  2. Jordan Gigliotti, MD, DMDOral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1578123980
  3. Megan Parsons, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053026112

Verify Richard Tinsley Ketcham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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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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20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

1,326 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Ketcham1,326
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Colestipol Hcl104 claims
  2. Omeprazole93 claims
  3. Amitriptyline Hcl80 claims
  4. Esomeprazole Magnesium73 claims
  5. Linzess72 claims
  6. Nortriptyline Hcl63 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: $75.22

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Ketcham$75.22
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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).

Richard Tinsley Ketcham among 1,442 nurse practitioner records in Alabama

Richard Tinsley Ketcham, CRNP is one of 1,442 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 62% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 848 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

302 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 302 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,442 nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lisa Farris, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331316981913
  2. Claudine Feig, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331225065568
  3. Patricia George, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331912957002
  4. Linda Hall, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331518990365
  5. Michael Harper, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331851322127
  6. Daniel Marvin, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331639113699
  7. Janet McCary, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331679503130
  8. Stephanie Onstine, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331477502383

Common questions

What is Richard Tinsley Ketcham, CRNP's NPI number?

Richard Tinsley Ketcham, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639714819, issued on Nov 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Tinsley Ketcham, CRNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 6TH Ave S FL 1, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 996-4744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Tinsley Ketcham, CRNP's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-147169, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Richard Tinsley Ketcham, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Tinsley Ketcham, CRNP had 1,326 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.