William Smith Craig, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Birmingham, AL
William Smith Craig, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1821047259, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 28837, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Smith Craig
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 28837 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4517 Southlake Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35244
- Phone
- (205) 985-4111
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 985-4326
- Medicaid ID
- 102098 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080630000406); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4517 Southlake Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William Smith Craig in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 28837Check 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 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
2,231 Medicare Part D claims for 625 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 287 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pregabalin956 claims
- Tramadol Hcl219 claims
- Gabapentin213 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl206 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium161 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl129 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $145.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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
- Southern Orthopaedic Alliance PLLCHoover, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Smith Craig among 143 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Alabama
William Smith Craig, M.D. is one of 143 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 64% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2010 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Alabama
There are 143 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Alabama.
All 143 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Connor Brown, DPTHoover, AL 352441912462342
- Jack Denver, MDHoover, AL 352441154361343
- Michael Ellerbusch, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352441437107984
- Conley Carr, MDBirmingham, AL 352491366754129
- Berdale Colorado, DOBirmingham, AL 352491548498710
- Joanna Hannah, MDBirmingham, AL 352491447460068
- Elizabeth Twist, MDBirmingham, AL 352491043734205
- Zoubair Ahmed, MDBirmingham, AL 352351952817900
Common questions
What is William Smith Craig, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Smith Craig, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821047259, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Smith Craig, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4517 Southlake Pkwy, Birmingham, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 985-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Smith Craig, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 28837, 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 Smith Craig, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Smith Craig, M.D. had 2,231 Medicare Part D claims for 625 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Smith Craig, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.