NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Ferrara

Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL

William Ferrara is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1184003576, issued on May 19, 2015. Check the license (Alabama 2337, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184003576
Name
William Ferrara
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
2337 AL
O-1857 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(800) 822-8816
Enumerated
May 19, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1717 6TH Ave S

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  5. Patricia AikenHospitalist Physician1124318340
  6. Alian Al-BalasNephrology Physician1184936304

Verify William Ferrara in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

119 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Ferrara119
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt12 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.

William Ferrara among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama

William Ferrara is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

238 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 238 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Beverly Brown, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331710913801
  2. Stephen Burge, MDBirmingham, AL 352331336185545
  3. Brandon Carr, MDBirmingham, AL 352331255328407
  4. Elizabeth Collins, MDBirmingham, AL 352331780671933
  5. Victoria Groves, MDBirmingham, AL 352331477540623
  6. Terry Hope, MDBirmingham, AL 352331982691770
  7. Flemon Johnston, MDBirmingham, AL 352331881681674
  8. Paul KivelaBirmingham, AL 352331669410247

Common questions

What is William Ferrara's NPI number?

William Ferrara's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184003576, issued on May 19, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Ferrara located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Ferrara's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 2337, 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 Ferrara prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Ferrara had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.