Thomas Hilton Cawthon, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
Thomas Hilton Cawthon, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1659337574, issued on Apr 21, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00021298, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Hilton Cawthon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 00021298 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL 35211
- Phone
- (205) 780-4330
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 780-7775
- Medicaid ID
- 051553625 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100720000467); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 311 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 801 Princeton Ave SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Agee, MDFamily Medicine Physician1417035270
- Martin Bailey, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1659336014
- Hutton Brantley, D.OCardiovascular Disease Physician1558540864
- Resit Cezayirli, M.D.Specialist1518905116
- John Featheringill, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1972571891
- Deanna Frank, RNRegistered Nurse1962642835
Verify Thomas Hilton Cawthon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00021298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
10,039 Medicare Part D claims for 1,158 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate687 claims
- Spironolactone633 claims
- Eliquis572 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium448 claims
- Xarelto426 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate414 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.7 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: $750.03
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Vincentian Physician Services LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Hilton Cawthon among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
Thomas Hilton Cawthon, M.D. 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
- Graduated1996 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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.
All 311 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martin Bailey, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352111659336014
- Hutton Brantley, D.OBirmingham, AL 352111558540864
- Raghuram Chava, MDBirmingham, AL 352111477791390
- Vasudeva Goli, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352111114982881
- Richard Kim, MDBirmingham, AL 352111538124722
- Robert Martin, MDBirmingham, AL 352111649235938
- Farrell Mendelsohn, MDBirmingham, AL 352111770548307
- Rayan Saab, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352111720333867
Common questions
What is Thomas Hilton Cawthon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Hilton Cawthon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659337574, issued on Apr 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Hilton Cawthon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL, 35211. Phone: (205) 780-4330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Hilton Cawthon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00021298, 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 Thomas Hilton Cawthon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Hilton Cawthon, M.D. had 10,039 Medicare Part D claims for 1,158 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Hilton Cawthon, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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), 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.