NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1548482995 M.D.
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Family Medicine Physician in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 147,760 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 669 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 3K
MIPS score
19/100
▼ 64 pts below national avg 83.5 · Below average
Industry payments
$333.08
17 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
William Taunton, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 19/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,018 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 19/100
- MIPS score · -64 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥3rd
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1548482995 · Family Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1548482995
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-MEGA 148K Family Medicine
- MIPS-LOW 19/100
- RX-MID 1,018
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,856 in Alabama
- PHOTO-FINISH Praveen Bolarum · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Taunton · this p…
Taunton · this provider
19 MIPS pts
- Praveen Bolarum …
Praveen Bolarum
19 MIPS pts
- Francis Taylor ·…
Francis Taylor
19 MIPS pts
- Edward McDavid ·…
Edward McDavid
19 MIPS pts
- Tammy Huizenga ·…
Tammy Huizenga
19 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
William Taunton, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
19 ≥ 3rd percentile 3% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where William Taunton, M.D. sits
This provider among family medicine physician peers
Across the 21,266 family medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, William Taunton, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 35% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 2% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one family medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is William Taunton, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
William Taunton, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about William Taunton, M.D.?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Family Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,018 70% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
19/100 64.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Alabama
How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Alabama providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
William Taunton, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 19/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1548482995 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/03/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
19.0398
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality
63.466
Cost
0
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where William Taunton, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Tuscaloosa Medcenter North, LLC
Northport, AL
Tuscaloosa Medcenter South LLC
Tuscaloosa, AL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for William Taunton, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$333
Largest payer
Lilly USA, LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
1,018
Total Claims
$20K
Total Drug Cost
669
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,118
- Total Day Supply
- 13,582
- Generic Drug Cost
- $11K
- Opioid Claims
- 68 (6.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 500
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.25
- Gender Split
- 62% female / 38% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 137, 65-74: 317, 75-84: 180, 85+: 35
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What William Taunton, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Amoxicillin-Clavul…
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
188 claims
- Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone
131 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl 58
Clindamycin Hcl
58 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate 55
Doxycycline Hyclate
55 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 47
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
47 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 42
Diclofenac Sodium
42 claims
- Azithromycin 36
Azithromycin
36 claims
- Cefdinir 35
Cefdinir
35 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 188 |
| Methylprednisolone | 131 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 58 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 55 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 47 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 42 |
| Azithromycin | 36 |
| Cefdinir | 35 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 31 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 23 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Medicine Physician Overview
How William Taunton, M.D. fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
147,760
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,418
Avg Claims per Provider
William Taunton, M.D.'s 1,018 claims are below the specialty average of 3,418.
Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Taunton, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (19 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Alabama
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Alabama, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Taunton.
One of 1,856 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Alabama, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Bahaa Abdelqader
DO
Mobile, AL
Dr. Sumayah Abed
MD
Hoover, AL
Dr. Charles Abney
M.D.
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dr. Jennifer Abt
DO
Montgomery, AL
Dr. Dakota Acton Jones
M.D.
Fayette, AL
Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is William Taunton, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
William Taunton, M.D. specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Credentials: M.D..
How much does William Taunton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, William Taunton, M.D. wrote 1,018 Medicare Part D claims totaling $20K in drug costs for 669 beneficiaries.
What is William Taunton, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
William Taunton, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 19/100 (Quality: 0, Cost: 63.5). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is William Taunton, M.D. located? ▼
William Taunton, M.D. is located at 5005 OSCAR BAXTER DR, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35405. Phone: (205) 343-2225.
What is William Taunton, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
William Taunton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548482995, issued on 05/03/2007.
Does William Taunton, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, William Taunton, M.D. had 68 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 6.7%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 147,760 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,418 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does William Taunton, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, William Taunton, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass, Methylprednisolone, Clindamycin Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does William Taunton, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
William Taunton, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,018 Part D claims and 669 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify William Taunton, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
William Taunton, M.D.'s NPI is 1548482995 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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