Rishi Kumar Agarwal, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Rishi Kumar Agarwal, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1164625257, issued on Jun 7, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 29343, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rishi Kumar Agarwal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 29343 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Independence Plz, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 271-8000
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 271-8050
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130625000820); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Independence Plz
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Verify Rishi Kumar Agarwal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29343Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
2,581 Medicare Part D claims for 789 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium882 claims
- Sucralfate547 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl155 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium111 claims
- Plenvu80 claims
- Omeprazole74 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,850.38
87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Birmingham Gastroenterology Associates PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rishi Kumar Agarwal among 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama
Rishi Kumar Agarwal, M.D. is one of 232 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 57% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2000 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama.
All 232 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brent Barranco, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091518900919
- Charles Bluhm, MDBirmingham, AL 352091306822705
- Willard Carlisle, MDBirmingham, AL 352091275517377
- Gregory Champion, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091497798995
- Joseph Cochran, MDBirmingham, AL 352091386628428
- William Denton, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091578506044
- Douglas Dickinson, MDBirmingham, AL 352091285686915
- William Halama, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091477591071
Common questions
What is Rishi Kumar Agarwal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rishi Kumar Agarwal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164625257, issued on Jun 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rishi Kumar Agarwal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Independence Plz, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 271-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rishi Kumar Agarwal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 29343, 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 Rishi Kumar Agarwal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rishi Kumar Agarwal, M.D. had 2,581 Medicare Part D claims for 789 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rishi Kumar Agarwal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.