Walter Brandner, MD
Adult Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Walter Brandner, MD is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1932115763, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 8379, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Brandner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
- License number
- 8379 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1817 Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 870-4030
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 870-4083
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Brandner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8379Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average adult medicine physician in 2024
9,410 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 546 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen430 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate393 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium378 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium329 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium286 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er248 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: $383.71
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,405.95 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.
Walter Brandner among 33 adult medicine physician records in Alabama
Walter Brandner, MD is one of 33 adult medicine 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Medicine Physician providers in Alabama
There are 33 adult medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 33 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Adult Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 adult medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Chestang, MDBirmingham, AL 352111427119700
- Delano Benjamin, M.D.Forestdale, AL 352141184800948
- Harveen Sodhi, MDHoover, AL 352441821454224
- Jeremy Allen, D.O.Pell City, AL 351251447287115
- Mia NguyenPelham, AL 351241902769383
- Ayofemi Ward, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352941780067298
- Bianca Crenshaw, CRNPBessemer, AL 350221235841198
- Mackenzie Ledbetter, FNP-CAlexander City, AL 350101124865118
Common questions
What is Walter Brandner, MD's NPI number?
Walter Brandner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932115763, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Brandner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1817 Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 870-4030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Brandner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 8379, 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 Walter Brandner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Brandner, MD had 9,410 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Brandner, 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.