NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel McElwee

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Birmingham, AL

Samuel McElwee is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1528385879, issued on Apr 27, 2010. Check the license (Alabama 31232, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528385879
Name
Samuel McElwee
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
31232 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(800) 822-8816
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2010
Record last updated
Feb 1, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130703000353); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2010
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 Samuel McElwee 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

45 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Samuel McElwee45
  2. Specialty average696

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: $1,628.29

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samuel McElwee$1,628.29
  2. Specialty average$2,958.68

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. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

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

Samuel McElwee among 46 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Alabama

Samuel McElwee is one of 46 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 39% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2009 among the 38 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 17% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Alabama

There are 46 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Alabama.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph BarneyBirmingham, AL 352331043242985
  2. Scott Buchalter, MDBirmingham, AL 352331578503173
  3. Mark DransfieldBirmingham, AL 352331770526725
  4. Amit Gaggar, MDBirmingham, AL 352331609826064
  5. James JohnsonBirmingham, AL 352331487663225
  6. Thomas KaleekalBirmingham, AL 352331699765420
  7. Kevin LeonBirmingham, AL 352331861420440
  8. Tracy LuckhardtBirmingham, AL 352331053431338

Common questions

What is Samuel McElwee's NPI number?

Samuel McElwee's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528385879, issued on Apr 27, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel McElwee located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel McElwee's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 31232, 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 McElwee prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel McElwee had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.