Russell L. Ellis, MD
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Decatur, AL
Russell L. 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 L. 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
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 009983450 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101227000609); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1103 16TH Ave SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- 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 L. 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
3.2 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 406 among the 410 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 MIPS final 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; by number, the most common kind was 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 237 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,359.24 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 2 group practices
- Decatur Orthopaedic Clinic LLCDecatur, AL
- HH Health System - The Orthopaedic Center LLCDecatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell L. Ellis among 28 sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Alabama
Russell L. Ellis, MD is one of 28 sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 25% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 25% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081S0010X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 28 sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Alabama.
All 28 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur → Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lindsey SurmannAthens, AL 356111972050755
- Samuel Benson, ATC, LATFlorence, AL 356321457876278
- William Cotton, ATC, LATFlorence, AL 356321912415043
- Erin Garrison, ATC, LATFlorence, AL 356321497271514
- Josh Penny, M.ED., ATC, LATFlorence, AL 356321538684329
- Anna Talbot, ATCFlorence, AL 356321548779911
- Tyler AllisonFayette, AL 355551780152108
- Thomas Eck, DPTRogersville, AL 356521386079739
Common questions
What is Russell L. Ellis, MD's NPI number?
Russell L. 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 L. 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 L. 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 L. Ellis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell L. Ellis, MD had 1,304 Medicare Part D claims for 568 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 406. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Russell L. Ellis, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.