William Charles Braswell, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Alabaster, AL
William Charles Braswell, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Alabaster, Alabama, and NPI 1487725222, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00021111, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Charles Braswell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 00021111 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 644 2ND St NE, Alabaster, AL 35007
- Phone
- (205) 620-9065
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 620-9051
- Medicaid ID
- 118578 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100825000783); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Charles Braswell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00021111Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
195 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 140 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen111 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $156.12
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Urgo Medical North America, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Cahaba Valley Surgical Group, PCAlabaster, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Charles Braswell among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
William Charles Braswell, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Rex Sherer, M.D.Alabaster, AL 350071285608588
- Rebecca Young, MDAlexander City, AL 350101629572706
- John Issis, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221841361672
- Justin Moellinger, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221134290984
- John Porterfield, MDBessemer, AL 350221811977986
- Matthew Reed, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221225219264
Common questions
What is William Charles Braswell, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Charles Braswell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487725222, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Charles Braswell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 644 2ND St NE, Alabaster, AL, 35007. Phone: (205) 620-9065. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Charles Braswell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00021111, 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 William Charles Braswell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Charles Braswell, M.D. had 195 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Charles Braswell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.