NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vikram Arora, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL

Vikram Arora, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1255335246, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 17906, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255335246
Name
Vikram Arora
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
17906 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3680 Grandview Pkwy Ste 200, Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone
(205) 971-7500
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 18, 2025
Fax
(205) 971-7571
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061121000330); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3680 Grandview Pkwy Ste 200

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

  1. Francis Benn, M.DClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1972842201
  2. Juan Bernal, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1003007980
  3. William Black, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1053722413
  4. Crystal BrunsonFamily Nurse Practitioner1417473778
  5. Leon Cannizzaro, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1356585228
  6. Annie Chancey, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1003686668

Verify Vikram Arora in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

10,563 Medicare Part D claims for 909 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Vikram Arora10,563
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Ezetimibe885 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium764 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium729 claims
  4. Eliquis677 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate528 claims
  6. Spironolactone514 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $26,321.41

93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vikram Arora$26,321
  2. Specialty average$3,820

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

  1. Affinity Cardiovascular Specialists LLCBirmingham, AL

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

Vikram Arora among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama

Vikram Arora, MD is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raashid Ashraf, MDBirmingham, AL 352431760471437
  2. Stephen Bakir, MDBirmingham, AL 352431104815877
  3. Elizabeth Branscomb, MDBirmingham, AL 352431285623959
  4. Robert Brock, MDBirmingham, AL 352431457340127
  5. Jerry Chandler, MDBirmingham, AL 352431356330039
  6. Percy Colon, MDBirmingham, AL 352431346239027
  7. Larry Dye, MDBirmingham, AL 352431598754277
  8. Donald Gordon, MDBirmingham, AL 352431285623967

Common questions

What is Vikram Arora, MD's NPI number?

Vikram Arora, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255335246, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vikram Arora, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3680 Grandview Pkwy Ste 200, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 971-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vikram Arora, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 17906, 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 Vikram Arora, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vikram Arora, MD had 10,563 Medicare Part D claims for 909 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vikram Arora, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 of 100. 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.

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