Vernon S. Hurst, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Decatur, AL
Vernon S. Hurst, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1275582041, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 17939, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vernon S. Hurst
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License numbers
- 17939 AL
22433 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 7TH St SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 355-7133
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (256) 350-6361
- Medicaid ID
- 33456 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080721000489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vernon S. Hurst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17939Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Concord Radiology PLLCDecatur, AL
- Sanford ClinicMountain Brk, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vernon S. Hurst among 550 diagnostic radiology physician records in Alabama
Vernon S. Hurst, MD is one of 550 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 78% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 377 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 550 diagnostic radiology physician records in Alabama.
All 550 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur → Diagnostic Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ann Bignault, MDDecatur, AL 356011407072028
- Michael Jokich, MDDecatur, AL 356011891863395
- Frank Scalfano, MDDecatur, AL 356011891744942
- Malcolm Weathers, MDDecatur, AL 356011487602710
- Stephen Brinley, D.O.Florence, AL 356301366444622
- Todd Durham, D.O.Florence, AL 356301063634293
- Warren Norman, M.D.Florence, AL 356301447252788
- Robert Rausch, MDFlorence, AL 356301245390756
Common questions
What is Vernon S. Hurst, MD's NPI number?
Vernon S. Hurst, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275582041, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vernon S. Hurst, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 7TH St SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 355-7133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vernon S. Hurst, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 17939, 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.
What is Vernon S. Hurst, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.