NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sakina A. Kamal, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Northport, AL

Sakina A. Kamal, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Northport, Alabama, and NPI 1619961000, issued on Aug 31, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 16537, 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
1619961000
Name
Sakina A. Kamal
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
16537 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4401 Watermelon RD, Northport, AL 35473
Phone
(205) 343-2811
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 391-0900
Medicaid IDs
000087622 AL
09015593 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040720000660); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1992
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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Also registered at 4401 Watermelon RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sharon Dickerson, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1689986408
  2. Warren Holley, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1194719567
  3. Toheed Kamal, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1174517536
  4. Haley McCracken, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427610427
  5. Sherri Sanders, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1356718191
  6. Krista TuckerFamily Nurse Practitioner1669065736

Verify Sakina A. Kamal 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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

9,889 Medicare Part D claims for 1,239 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. Sakina Kamal9,889
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate730 claims
  2. Carvedilol728 claims
  3. Eliquis720 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate497 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium444 claims
  6. Clopidogrel398 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: $607.84

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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. Sakina Kamal$607.84
  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 2 group practices

  1. Cardiology Associates OF West Alabama, PCNorthport, AL
  2. The DCH Healthcare AuthorityTuscaloosa, AL

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

Sakina A. Kamal among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama

Sakina A. Kamal, 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
  • Graduated1992 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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. Warren Holley, M.D.Northport, AL 354731194719567
  2. Bassam Mushannen, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354061013974179
  3. Anand Pandey, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354061740274133
  4. John Mantle, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354011881658490
  5. Gary Farris, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011720498074
  6. Peter Johnson, MDDecatur, AL 356011801008776
  7. Sampath Singireddy, MDDecatur, AL 356011922414440
  8. Luis Villanueva, MDDecatur, AL 356011538148531

Common questions

What is Sakina A. Kamal, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sakina A. Kamal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619961000, issued on Aug 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sakina A. Kamal, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4401 Watermelon RD, Northport, AL, 35473. Phone: (205) 343-2811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sakina A. Kamal, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 16537, 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 Sakina A. Kamal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sakina A. Kamal, M.D. had 9,889 Medicare Part D claims for 1,239 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sakina A. Kamal, M.D.'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.

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