Russell Ellis, MD
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Decatur, AL
Russell Ellis, MD is a sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1134292766, issued on Nov 15, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00022020, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell Ellis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081S0010X
- License number
- 00022020 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1103 16TH Ave SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 350-0362
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1103 16TH Ave SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Krista Butts, NPNurse Practitioner1962036665
- Justin Daigre, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1215198007
- Janice Draper, RPTPhysical Therapist1902045867
- Phillip Farris, PA-C, MPAS.Physician Assistant1104904903
- Charles Fortenberry, R.N.Nurse Practitioner1023234648
- Ewin Jenkins, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1417029042
Verify Russell Ellis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00022020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
1,304 Medicare Part D claims for 568 beneficiaries, against an average of 583 among the 361 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 224 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib373 claims
- Gabapentin328 claims
- Meloxicam179 claims
- Tramadol Hcl149 claims
- Methylprednisolone75 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium62 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,600.04
13 payments, mostly compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Djo, LLC. The 225 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,352.44 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Decatur Orthopaedic Clinic LLCDecatur, AL
- HH Health System - The Orthopaedic Center LLCDecatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 28 sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Alabama.
Other sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Alabama
- Lisa Adkins, ATCLivingston, AL1235646746
- Tyler AllisonFayette, AL1780152108
- Kimberly Bailey, ATC, PTATuscaloosa, AL1992444806
- Samuel Benson, ATC, LATFlorence, AL1457876278
- Linzy Buffington, MS, LAT, ATCPelham, AL1871298612
- Martha Collier, LPTABay Minette, AL1952050775
- William Cotton, ATC, LATFlorence, AL1912415043
- Sarika DesaiStevenson, AL1497630024
- Robert Donlan, D.O.Tuscaloosa, AL1528386406
- Thomas Eck, DPTRogersville, AL1386079739
Common questions
What is Russell Ellis, MD's NPI number?
Russell Ellis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134292766, issued on Nov 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell Ellis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1103 16TH Ave SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 350-0362. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell Ellis, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00022020, 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 Russell Ellis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell Ellis, MD had 1,304 Medicare Part D claims for 568 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 583. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Russell Ellis, MD's Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.