William H. Halama, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Birmingham, AL
William H. Halama, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1477591071, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 12940, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William H. Halama
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 12940 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 513 Brookwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 870-0256
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 870-7107
- Medicaid ID
- 000028523 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111117000549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 513 Brookwood Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Virginia Bensinger, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821342007
- Robert Black, MDInternal Medicine Physician1891804969
- Danielle Blackard, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013458694
- Analyn Blair, NPNurse Practitioner1336493691
- Charles Boackle, MDInternal Medicine Physician1104935287
Verify William H. Halama in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12940Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,261 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole177 claims
- Sutab122 claims
- Famotidine114 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium99 claims
- Linzess93 claims
- Sucralfate82 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: $1,872.43
104 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Gastroenterology Associates OF North-Central Alabama IncBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William H. Halama among 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama
William H. Halama, M.D. is one of 232 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2000 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama.
All 232 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brent Barranco, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091518900919
- Charles Bluhm, MDBirmingham, AL 352091306822705
- Willard Carlisle, MDBirmingham, AL 352091275517377
- Gregory Champion, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091497798995
- Joseph Cochran, MDBirmingham, AL 352091386628428
- William Denton, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091578506044
- Douglas Dickinson, MDBirmingham, AL 352091285686915
- Mark Janich, MDBirmingham, AL 352091679557763
Common questions
What is William H. Halama, M.D.'s NPI number?
William H. Halama, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477591071, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William H. Halama, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 513 Brookwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 870-0256. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William H. Halama, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 12940, 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 H. Halama, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William H. Halama, M.D. had 1,261 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.