Stephen Wilbon Russell, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Stephen Wilbon Russell, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1447218920, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 28087, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Wilbon Russell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 28087 AL
35-080853 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 934-6600
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Medicaid IDs
- 2467736 OH
108956 AL
125496 AL
127053 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070730000273); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Wilbon Russell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 28087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11,646 Medicare Part D claims for 705 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 166 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium688 claims
- Gabapentin580 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate468 claims
- Losartan Potassium335 claims
- Lisinopril328 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium326 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 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 Wilbon Russell among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Stephen Wilbon Russell, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Wilbon Russell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Wilbon Russell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447218920, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Wilbon Russell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Wilbon Russell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 28087, 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 Wilbon Russell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Wilbon Russell, M.D. had 11,646 Medicare Part D claims for 705 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.