Samuel Swaim Flowers, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Bessemer, AL
Samuel Swaim Flowers, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bessemer, Alabama, and NPI 1841246543, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 19273, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Swaim Flowers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 19273 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4810 Bell Hill RD, Bessemer, AL 35022
- Phone
- (205) 477-3737
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 477-0373
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070205000684); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 1,996 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4810 Bell Hill RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Edgar Calloway, NPNurse Practitioner1457595563
- Stacy Cooper, CRNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1831568005
- Deborah Curry, NPNurse Practitioner1508020595
- Elizabeth Deslattes, NPNurse Practitioner1982920658
- Micheal Grier, CRNPNurse Practitioner1124304928
- Molley HycheFamily Nurse Practitioner1396479978
Verify Samuel Swaim Flowers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19273Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,241 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 130 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate151 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate131 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 claims
- Tramadol Hcl55 claims
- Methylprednisolone50 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa47 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: $58.92
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- Middle Creek Medical CenterBessemer, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel Swaim Flowers among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Samuel Swaim Flowers, MD 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · 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).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bessemer
They are 21 of the 584 NPPES records with a practice address in Bessemer, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 1,996 in Alabama → Every provider in Bessemer → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Muhammad Ali, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221255450342
- David Barthold, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221790708691
- Beatrice Chaicharncheep, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221083875868
- Jason Clemons, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221881031367
- Julio Delgado, M DBessemer, AL 350221780693051
- Casey Hicks, MDBessemer, AL 350221922363662
- Lauren Linken, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221750676623
- Kristen Michael, D.O.Bessemer, AL 350221982970232
Common questions
What is Samuel Swaim Flowers, MD's NPI number?
Samuel Swaim Flowers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841246543, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Swaim Flowers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4810 Bell Hill RD, Bessemer, AL, 35022. Phone: (205) 477-3737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Swaim Flowers, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 19273, 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 Samuel Swaim Flowers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Swaim Flowers, MD had 1,241 Medicare Part D claims for 646 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.