William I. Lapidus, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
William I. Lapidus, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1659474435, issued on Sep 6, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 15157, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William I. Lapidus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 15157 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4704 Cahaba River RD, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 739-2335
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 115710 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100216000424); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4704 Cahaba River RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kimberly Brown, DPTPhysical Therapist1679817415
- J Butler, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1437179553
- Mary Cronin, CRNPAdult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1265707889
- James Frey, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1023009479
- Anurag Gandhi, MBBSInfectious Disease Physician1376709055
- Amanda Gray, LPTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1609123538
Verify William I. Lapidus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
832 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Daptomycin140 claims
- Ceftriaxone82 claims
- Biktarvy71 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium71 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate60 claims
- Ertapenem57 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $662.77
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Metro Infectious Disease Consultants LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William I. Lapidus among 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama
William I. Lapidus, M.D. is one of 112 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 89% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 82 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama.
All 112 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph CreelBirmingham, AL 352431053974402
- Anurag Gandhi, MBBSBirmingham, AL 352431376709055
- Eima Zaidi, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431447237730
- Daniela De Lima Corvino, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491851771950
- Ronnie GravettBirmingham, AL 352491922368646
- Laia Jimena Vazquez Guillamet, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491063891331
- Tarek AbdallaBirmingham, AL 352331043771421
- Cesar Berto Moreano, MDBirmingham, AL 352331588150239
Common questions
What is William I. Lapidus, M.D.'s NPI number?
William I. Lapidus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659474435, issued on Sep 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William I. Lapidus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4704 Cahaba River RD, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 739-2335. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William I. Lapidus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 15157, 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 I. Lapidus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William I. Lapidus, M.D. had 832 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William I. Lapidus, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 of 100. 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.