NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Pogwizd

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL

Steven Pogwizd is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1730293093, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 29180, 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
1730293093
Name
Steven Pogwizd
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
29180 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
Aug 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090513000213); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Washington University School Of Medicine, 1981
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 1717 6TH Ave S

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

  1. Catherine AdamsFamily Nurse Practitioner1184173502
  2. Dylan AddisAnesthesiology Physician1922425842
  3. Monica AgarwalEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1659565513
  4. Shruti AgnihotriNeurology Physician1699973669
  5. Patricia AikenHospitalist Physician1124318340
  6. Alian Al-BalasNephrology Physician1184936304

Verify Steven Pogwizd 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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,359 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.

  1. Steven Pogwizd1,359
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis157 claims
  2. Jardiance140 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate88 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium81 claims
  5. Furosemide78 claims
  6. Spironolactone77 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 2 group practices

  1. Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority AN Affiliate OF UabBirmingham, AL
  2. 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).

Steven Pogwizd among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama

Steven Pogwizd is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% 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 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vera BittnerBirmingham, AL 352331699720151
  2. Robert Bourge, MDBirmingham, AL 352331598712424
  3. Sharon Dailey, MDBirmingham, AL 352331992748131
  4. Louis Dell'Italia, MDBirmingham, AL 352331700829702
  5. Leland Eaton, MDBirmingham, AL 352331649220591
  6. Pohoey Fan, MDBirmingham, AL 352331881638518
  7. Ricky Fennell, MDBirmingham, AL 352331689618357
  8. Himanshu Gupta, MDBirmingham, AL 352331114962933

Common questions

What is Steven Pogwizd's NPI number?

Steven Pogwizd's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730293093, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Pogwizd 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 Steven Pogwizd's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 29180, 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 Steven Pogwizd prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Pogwizd had 1,359 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.