Vipul Thakorbhai Amin, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Gadsden, AL
Vipul Thakorbhai Amin, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1720070659, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 23716, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vipul Thakorbhai Amin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 23716 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1026 Goodyear Ave Bldg 400, Gadsden, AL 35903
- Phone
- (256) 467-4477
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2023
- Fax
- (256) 467-4830
- Medicaid ID
- 009940010 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041124000252); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vipul Thakorbhai Amin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23716Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
2,111 Medicare Part D claims for 978 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf614 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium488 claims
- Linzess148 claims
- Famotidine97 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass61 claims
- Cholestyramine58 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $163.62
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was gift; the largest payer was Braintree Laboratories, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Etowah Gastroenterology Associates, PCGadsden, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vipul Thakorbhai Amin among 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama
Vipul Thakorbhai Amin, MD is one of 232 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama.
All 232 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cesar Fernandez, MDGadsden, AL 359031659363109
- Jed Kaplan, MDGadsden, AL 359031013909522
- Thomas Pugliese, MDGadsden, AL 359031306838818
- Vijayaprasad Tummala, MDGadsden, AL 359031104818616
- Christopher White, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031306051552
- Chad Sisk, D.O.Guntersville, AL 359761922197045
- Michael Dohrenwend, MDHuntsville, AL 358061922089598
- Smita Shah, MDHuntsville, AL 358021063454817
Common questions
What is Vipul Thakorbhai Amin, MD's NPI number?
Vipul Thakorbhai Amin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720070659, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vipul Thakorbhai Amin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1026 Goodyear Ave Bldg 400, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 467-4477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vipul Thakorbhai Amin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 23716, 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 Vipul Thakorbhai Amin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vipul Thakorbhai Amin, MD had 2,111 Medicare Part D claims for 978 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vipul Thakorbhai Amin, 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.
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.