William Brooks Burns, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Tuscaloosa, AL
William Brooks Burns, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1225618226, issued on Apr 13, 2021. Check the license (Alabama MD.45377, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Brooks Burns
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD.45377 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
- Phone
- (205) 348-1325
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250715003674); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Brooks Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.45377Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
959 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl125 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl49 claims
- Lamotrigine48 claims
- Bupropion Xl43 claims
- Mirtazapine41 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl40 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $406.39
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Capstone Health Services Foundation PCTuscaloosa, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Brooks Burns among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama
William Brooks Burns, MD is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 237 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
40 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Tuscaloosa
They are 40 of the 2,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, and 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.
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- Madeleine Moreno, MSN, PMHNP- BC (CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011053325571
Common questions
What is William Brooks Burns, MD's NPI number?
William Brooks Burns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225618226, issued on Apr 13, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Brooks Burns, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401. Phone: (205) 348-1325. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Brooks Burns, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.45377, 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 Brooks Burns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Brooks Burns, MD had 959 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.