NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Charles Hicks, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL

Stephen Charles Hicks, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1700366408, issued on Aug 21, 2018. Check the license (Alabama DO.2112, 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
1700366408
Name
Stephen Charles Hicks
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
DO.2112 AL
L.4796R AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3686 Grandview Parkway Suite 820, Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone
(205) 971-3000
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 2, 2025
Fax
(205) 971-4910
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210909000715); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Alabama College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2018
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 Stephen Charles Hicks 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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,435 Medicare Part D claims for 606 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 67 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Hicks7,435
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate347 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium346 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium277 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium247 claims
  5. Pravastatin Sodium223 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium166 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: $1,947.67

121 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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.

  1. Stephen Hicks$1,947.67
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Affinity Physician Services, LLCBirmingham, AL
  2. Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, LLCHoover, AL

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

Stephen Charles Hicks among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama

Stephen Charles Hicks, D.O. 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 2018, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

181 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 181 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paris Foster, FNP-CBirmingham, AL 352431629833884
  2. Carrie Huner, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431780899211
  3. Kathryn Kartus, MDBirmingham, AL 352431033377122
  4. Douglas Lipperd, MDBirmingham, AL 352431275596967
  5. Lucile Morris, MDVestavia, AL 352431124373279
  6. Sara Myers, DOBirmingham, AL 352431902399892
  7. Chigozie Obiaka, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431770987927
  8. Sara Song, MDVestavia, AL 352431831865930

Common questions

What is Stephen Charles Hicks, D.O.'s NPI number?

Stephen Charles Hicks, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700366408, issued on Aug 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Charles Hicks, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3686 Grandview Parkway Suite 820, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 971-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Charles Hicks, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number DO.2112, 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 Charles Hicks, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Charles Hicks, D.O. had 7,435 Medicare Part D claims for 606 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.