NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Virginia Pierce

Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL

Virginia Pierce is a surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1457554545, issued on Jun 7, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 29314, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457554545
Name
Virginia Pierce
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
29314 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(800) 822-8816
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120625000132); 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 1717 6TH Ave S

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

  1. Catherine AdamsFamily Nurse Practitioner1184173502
  2. Dylan AddisAnesthesiology Physician1922425842
  3. Monica AgarwalEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1659565513
  4. Shruti AgnihotriNeurology Physician1699973669
  5. Patricia AikenHospitalist Physician1124318340
  6. Alian Al-BalasNephrology Physician1184936304

Verify Virginia Pierce 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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Virginia Pierce18
  2. Specialty average147

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

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

Virginia Pierce among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama

Virginia Pierce 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 2007, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · 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.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Herbert ChenBirmingham, AL 352331366407033
  2. Jayleen GramsBirmingham, AL 352331205816410
  3. Michael HanawayBirmingham, AL 352331134138035
  4. Kimberly HendershotBirmingham, AL 352331134157928
  5. Philip Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331780615005
  6. Jeffrey KerbyBirmingham, AL 352331770510604
  7. Carol Leitner, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331942245428
  8. Donald ReiffBirmingham, AL 352331073548657

Common questions

What is Virginia Pierce's NPI number?

Virginia Pierce's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457554545, issued on Jun 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Virginia Pierce located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Virginia Pierce's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 29314, 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 Virginia Pierce prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Virginia Pierce had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.