Vernon D. Horst, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Vernon D. Horst, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1033478466, issued on May 4, 2012. Check the license (Alabama MD.32977, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vernon D. Horst
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- MD.32977 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 817 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL 35211
- Phone
- (205) 783-0160
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 788-6249
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150918000798); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 817 Princeton Ave SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Minerva Amputch-Young, MS, LPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1215384946
- Traci Benefield, PAPhysician Assistant1992802045
- Eric Brown, CRNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1326423013
- Eva Burgess, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1912433525
- Elizabeth Coggins, CRNPPulmonary Disease Physician1982051967
- Paulina Cornatzer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1417169848
Verify Vernon D. Horst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.32977Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
194 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 claims
- Cilostazol25 claims
- Eliquis24 claims
- Clopidogrel17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 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): 100 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: $1,425.10
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Rush Hospital/butler, IncButler, AL
- Vascular Associates OF Birmingham PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vernon D. Horst among 64 vascular surgery physician records in Alabama
Vernon D. Horst, M.D. is one of 64 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 78% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 52 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 64 vascular surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 64 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Drummond, MDBirmingham, AL 352111548242563
- Robert McCord, MDBirmingham, AL 352111467434498
- James Isobe, M.D., FACS, RVTVestavia Hills, AL 352161639136211
- Constantine AthanasuleasBirmingham, AL 352331962455642
- William HolmanBirmingham, AL 352331467461392
- James Kirklin, MDBirmingham, AL 352331508875303
- Graeme McFarlandBirmingham, AL 352331144510959
- David McGiffin, MDBirmingham, AL 352331760492441
Common questions
What is Vernon D. Horst, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vernon D. Horst, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033478466, issued on May 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vernon D. Horst, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 817 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL, 35211. Phone: (205) 783-0160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vernon D. Horst, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.32977, 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 Vernon D. Horst, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vernon D. Horst, M.D. had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vernon D. Horst, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.