NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Stephen Christian, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Cullman, AL

Thomas Stephen Christian, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Cullman, Alabama, and NPI 1437191483, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00012935, 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
1437191483
Name
Thomas Stephen Christian
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
00012935 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1912 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058
Phone
(256) 737-2000
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(256) 737-2598
Medicaid ID
009986225 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040426001600); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1983
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 1912 AL Highway 157

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

  1. Marie Baker, MDFamily Medicine Physician1912533878
  2. Suzette Bassett, RN, IBCLCNeonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse1336955905
  3. Ace Beam, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1962949222
  4. Daphne BerryFamily Nurse Practitioner1124598842
  5. Amy Bippen, NPNurse Practitioner1366803611
  6. Norman Burkett, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1841286713

Verify Thomas Stephen Christian in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 00012935    Check the board
  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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26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

285 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 104 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Christian285
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen58 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl23 claims
  4. Prednisone18 claims
  5. Prochlorperazine Maleate16 claims
  6. Cephalexin11 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

  1. Emergency Services OF Mobile, PCFlorence, AL

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

Thomas Stephen Christian among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama

Thomas Stephen Christian, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Alabama

There are 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.

All 678 in Alabama → Every provider in Cullman → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Austin Huitzacua, MDCullman, AL 350581639739154
  2. Minh Huu Huynh, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581689612772
  3. Frederic Jones, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581710929732
  4. Aemad Komarizadeh, DOCullman, AL 350581609442052
  5. Joseph LeeCullman, AL 350581669121075
  6. Ryan McMorries, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581033420344
  7. Robert Page, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581851333702
  8. Scott Dixon, MDDora, AL 350621508805672

Common questions

What is Thomas Stephen Christian, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas Stephen Christian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437191483, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Stephen Christian, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1912 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL, 35058. Phone: (256) 737-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Stephen Christian, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 00012935, 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 Stephen Christian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Stephen Christian, M.D. had 285 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.