Ross Alexander Summerford, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Tuscaloosa, AL
Ross Alexander Summerford, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1013354521, issued on May 24, 2013. Check the license (Alabama MD.33701, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ross Alexander Summerford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD.33701 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 5TH Ave E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
- Phone
- (205) 348-1770
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 348-5294
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160628001946); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ross Alexander Summerford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.33701Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,500 Medicare Part D claims for 507 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium656 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium355 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate320 claims
- Lisinopril308 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium267 claims
- Omeprazole207 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: $2,589.54
174 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Creekside Family PracticeHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ross Alexander Summerford among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Ross Alexander Summerford, M.D. is one of 1,996 family 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 2013, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
139 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tuscaloosa
They are 139 of the 2,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Ross Alexander Summerford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ross Alexander Summerford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013354521, issued on May 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ross Alexander Summerford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 5TH Ave E, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401. Phone: (205) 348-1770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ross Alexander Summerford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.33701, 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 Ross Alexander Summerford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ross Alexander Summerford, M.D. had 7,500 Medicare Part D claims for 507 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.