Richard Meyer
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Richard Meyer is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1487605218, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 6004, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Meyer
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 6004 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Meyer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 6004Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Richard Meyer among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
Richard Meyer is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abhinav Agarwal, M.B.B.S.Birmingham, AL 352331043461445
- Ginger Bryant, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331285688762
- Michael Conklin, MDBirmingham, AL 352331639112329
- William GarthBirmingham, AL 352331306896774
- Shawn Gilbert, MDBirmingham, AL 352331245274349
- Joseph Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331992065940
- Sameer NaranjeBirmingham, AL 352331891098851
- Jean Oakes, MDBirmingham, AL 352331487606240
Common questions
What is Richard Meyer's NPI number?
Richard Meyer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487605218, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Meyer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Meyer's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 6004, 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 Meyer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Meyer had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.