Robert Carson Cain, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Robert Carson Cain, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1841390879, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 8238, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Carson Cain
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 8238 AL
AL8238 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5381 1St Avenue, North, Birmingham, AL 35212
- Phone
- (205) 592-2561
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 595-7641
- Medicaid ID
- 000007977 AL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Carson Cain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8238Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen18 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl12 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: $54.22
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
Robert Carson Cain among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Robert Carson Cain, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Robert Carson Cain, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Carson Cain, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841390879, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Carson Cain, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5381 1St Avenue, North, Birmingham, AL, 35212. Phone: (205) 592-2561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Carson Cain, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 8238, 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 Robert Carson Cain, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Carson Cain, M.D. had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.