Timothy Lee Christopher, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Timothy Lee Christopher, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1003880485, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 18325, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy Lee Christopher
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 18325 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3686 Grandview Pkwy Ste 400, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 595-8985
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 595-8987
- Medicaid ID
- 249236 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100921000754); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3686 Grandview Pkwy Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- George Bishop, MDSurgery Physician1407832348
- Katelyn Edens, LDRDRegistered Dietitian1578103339
- Edward Fazendin, MDSurgery Physician1487092391
- Andrew Frey, D.O.Surgery Physician1235586512
- Gerald Garriga, MDSurgery Physician1922688068
- Adil Malek, M.D.Surgery Physician1275982845
Verify Timothy Lee Christopher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
141 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium29 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
- 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.2 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: $2,466.96
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Advanced Surgeons, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy Lee Christopher among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Timothy Lee Christopher, M.D. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Bishop, MDBirmingham, AL 352431407832348
- Tyler Briley, MDBirmingham, AL 352431265973564
- John Christein, MDBirmingham, AL 352431508809328
- Edward Fazendin, MDBirmingham, AL 352431487092391
- Andrew Frey, D.O.Birmingham, AL 352431235586512
- Gerald Garriga, MDBirmingham, AL 352431922688068
- Adil Malek, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431275982845
- William Pennington, MDBirmingham, AL 352431225014335
Common questions
What is Timothy Lee Christopher, M.D.'s NPI number?
Timothy Lee Christopher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003880485, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy Lee Christopher, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3686 Grandview Pkwy Ste 400, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 595-8985. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy Lee Christopher, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 18325, 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 Timothy Lee Christopher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy Lee Christopher, M.D. had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Timothy Lee Christopher, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.2 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.