William Nathan Viar, MD
Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
William Nathan Viar, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1720350424, issued on Jan 27, 2012. Check the license (Alabama 5684, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Nathan Viar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 5684 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3824 Forest Glen Dr., Birmingham, AL 35213
- Phone
- (205) 871-0759
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 871-3511
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Nathan Viar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 5684Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis12 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 Nathan Viar among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
William Nathan Viar, MD is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rosebella Agola, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352131073749669
- Timothy Bullock, MDBirmingham, AL 352131144295130
- Edgar Frey, MDBirmingham, AL 352131821100413
- Katie Novitski, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352131861871683
- Gregory Bearden, MDBirmingham, AL 352111811945447
- Brendon Haikes, MDBirmingham, AL 352111598970899
- Jacqueline Lewis, MDBirmingham, AL 352111770686198
- Winn Mathews, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352111265877781
Common questions
What is William Nathan Viar, MD's NPI number?
William Nathan Viar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720350424, issued on Jan 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Nathan Viar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3824 Forest Glen Dr., Birmingham, AL, 35213. Phone: (205) 871-0759. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Nathan Viar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 5684, 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 Nathan Viar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Nathan Viar, MD had 41 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.