NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Braden, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL

Stephen Braden, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1245970177, issued on Mar 30, 2022. Check the license (Alabama MD.51115, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245970177
Name
Stephen Braden
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
MD.51115 AL
U6689 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1802 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 934-4011
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250819000545); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2022
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 1802 6TH Ave S

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

  1. Ashlea AbercrombieCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851930523
  2. Faten Al Khamis, AGACNPNurse Practitioner1215652516
  3. Kayla Alexander, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1831734060
  4. Ben Allen, PHARMDPharmacist1841955515
  5. Claire AlmarazRegistered Nurse1205719879
  6. Jana Amberson, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1497309124

Verify Stephen Braden 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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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).

Stephen Braden among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama

Stephen Braden, MD is one of 678 emergency 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 2022, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

238 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 238 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Beverly Brown, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331710913801
  2. Stephen Burge, MDBirmingham, AL 352331336185545
  3. Brandon Carr, MDBirmingham, AL 352331255328407
  4. Elizabeth Collins, MDBirmingham, AL 352331780671933
  5. Victoria Groves, MDBirmingham, AL 352331477540623
  6. Terry Hope, MDBirmingham, AL 352331982691770
  7. Flemon Johnston, MDBirmingham, AL 352331881681674
  8. Paul KivelaBirmingham, AL 352331669410247

Common questions

What is Stephen Braden, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Braden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245970177, issued on Mar 30, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Braden, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1802 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Braden, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.51115, 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.

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.