Thomas Gavin McFaden, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Thomas Gavin McFaden, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1821319971, issued on Jun 11, 2010. Check the license (Alabama MD.31606, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Gavin McFaden
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD.31606 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 W Lakeshore Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 930-2950
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 930-2957
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130715000124); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 W Lakeshore Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cliff Arceneaux, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457442840
- William Meneese, PHDPsychologist1104939610
Verify Thomas Gavin McFaden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.31606Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,503 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 205 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium230 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate127 claims
- Lisinopril109 claims
- Gabapentin103 claims
- Losartan Potassium100 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide91 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: $135.83
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
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
- Med Help 280 LLCBirmingham, AL
- Med Help PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Gavin McFaden among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Thomas Gavin McFaden, M.D. 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 2010, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 62% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 1,346 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 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.
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Common questions
What is Thomas Gavin McFaden, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Gavin McFaden, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821319971, issued on Jun 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Gavin McFaden, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 W Lakeshore Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 930-2950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Gavin McFaden, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.31606, 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 Gavin McFaden, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Gavin McFaden, M.D. had 3,503 Medicare Part D claims for 200 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.