Stephen Bakir, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
Stephen Bakir, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1104815877, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 20964, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Bakir
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 20964 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3980 Colonnade Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 510-5000
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3980 Colonnade Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen Bakir in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 20964Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
6,118 Medicare Part D claims for 842 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis513 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium506 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate489 claims
- Carvedilol398 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate329 claims
- Clopidogrel305 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,826.84
37 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 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.
3 hospital and facility affiliations
- Baptist Health Centers LLCSylacauga, AL
- Crmc Medical Group LLCCullman, AL
- Tombigbee Healthcare AuthorityDemopolis, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 317 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Bakir, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Bakir, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104815877, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Bakir, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3980 Colonnade Pkwy, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 510-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Bakir, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 20964, 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 Stephen Bakir, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Bakir, MD had 6,118 Medicare Part D claims for 842 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Bakir, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.