William A. Crotwell, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Mobile, AL
William A. Crotwell, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1568462257, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 6657, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William A. Crotwell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 6657 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 720 Hillcrest RD Ste B, Mobile, AL 36695
- Phone
- (251) 272-4934
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2025
- Fax
- (251) 460-5457
- Medicaid ID
- 000026791 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250613000186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William A. Crotwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 6657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
2,997 Medicare Part D claims for 576 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims. 438 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin527 claims
- Meloxicam517 claims
- Celecoxib387 claims
- Tramadol Hcl371 claims
- Methylprednisolone332 claims
- Methocarbamol207 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): 71 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: $37.43
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
William A. Crotwell among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
William A. Crotwell, MD is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jorge Alonso, MDMobile, AL 366931710931688
- Andin McLeod, MDMobile, AL 366931861438673
- Austin Bettridge, DOMobile, AL 366171275281800
- Thomas Boyd, MDMobile, AL 366171033869607
- Christian DunawayMobile, AL 366171174273023
- David ForristerMobile, AL 366171487359261
- Justin Grimes, MDMobile, AL 366171831771203
- Andrew HeflinMobile, AL 366171831893684
Common questions
What is William A. Crotwell, MD's NPI number?
William A. Crotwell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568462257, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William A. Crotwell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 720 Hillcrest RD Ste B, Mobile, AL, 36695. Phone: (251) 272-4934. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William A. Crotwell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 6657, 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 A. Crotwell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William A. Crotwell, MD had 2,997 Medicare Part D claims for 576 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William A. Crotwell, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71 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.