NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Saji Cheriyan Jacob, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL

Saji Cheriyan Jacob, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1275537169, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 22729, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275537169
Name
Saji Cheriyan Jacob
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
22729 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2022 Brookwood Medical Center Dr, Birmingham, AL 35249
Phone
(205) 250-6964
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2026
Fax
(205) 250-8916
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040209000544); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Saji Cheriyan Jacob in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

6,883 Medicare Part D claims for 911 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Saji Jacob6,883
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis788 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate723 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium592 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate476 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium413 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium311 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): 81 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $807.34

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Saji Jacob$807.34
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Baptist Health Centers LLCBirmingham, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Saji Cheriyan Jacob among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama

Saji Cheriyan Jacob, M.D. is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mustafa Ahmed, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491306093588
  2. Todd Brown, MDBirmingham, AL 352491821201617
  3. Weihan Chen, MDBirmingham, AL 352491447788179
  4. Alan Gertler, MDBirmingham, AL 352491548211618
  5. Joonseok Kim, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491316233539
  6. Robert Sorabella, MDBirmingham, AL 352491376867093
  7. Leon Cannizzaro, MDBirmingham, AL 352431356585228
  8. James Cavender, MDBirmingham, AL 352431447249917

Common questions

What is Saji Cheriyan Jacob, M.D.'s NPI number?

Saji Cheriyan Jacob, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275537169, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Saji Cheriyan Jacob, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2022 Brookwood Medical Center Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (205) 250-6964. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Saji Cheriyan Jacob, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 22729, 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 Saji Cheriyan Jacob, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Saji Cheriyan Jacob, M.D. had 6,883 Medicare Part D claims for 911 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Saji Cheriyan Jacob, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81 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.