Ricky Brian Tubbs, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Gardendale, AL
Ricky Brian Tubbs, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gardendale, Alabama, and NPI 1184800971, issued on Jan 11, 2008. Check the license (Alabama DO1004, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricky Brian Tubbs
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- DO1004 AL
1004 AL
20A9639 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2215 Decatur Hwy Ste 101, Gardendale, AL 35071
- Phone
- (205) 608-8199
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 608-8195
- Medicaid ID
- 176152 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080530000311); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pikeville, Kentucky College Of Osteopathic Med, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2215 Decatur Hwy Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ricky Brian Tubbs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO1004Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
179 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tizanidine Hcl24 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl13 claims
- Progesterone12 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $205.52
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Cullman Pain And Wellness LLCCullman, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricky Brian Tubbs among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Ricky Brian Tubbs, DO is one of 1,705 internal 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 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- 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 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gardendale
They are 11 of the 363 NPPES records with a practice address in Gardendale, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Cantrell, D.O.Gardendale, AL 350711609020866
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- William Howell, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711174577084
- Nolan Hudson, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711154376416
- John Nichols, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711316992670
- Arthur Patton, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711003855149
- J Pitts, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711669494068
- Melissa Toner, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711154374841
Common questions
What is Ricky Brian Tubbs, DO's NPI number?
Ricky Brian Tubbs, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184800971, issued on Jan 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricky Brian Tubbs, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2215 Decatur Hwy Ste 101, Gardendale, AL, 35071. Phone: (205) 608-8199. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricky Brian Tubbs, DO's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number DO1004, 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 Ricky Brian Tubbs, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricky Brian Tubbs, DO had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.