Winston Murphree Crute, MD
Urology Physician · Tuscaloosa, AL
Winston Murphree Crute, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1922504331, issued on Apr 4, 2018. Check the license (Alabama MD.46779, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Winston Murphree Crute
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License numbers
- MD.46779 AL
46779 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1780 Mcfarland Blvd N, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
- Phone
- (205) 345-7351
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2026
- Fax
- (205) 345-8476
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230713001825); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest urology physician records → All 181 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1780 Mcfarland Blvd N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ingrum Bankston, M.D.Urology Physician1851357891
- John Chambers, CRNPNurse Practitioner1972567584
- John Duffy, MDUrology Physician1568519437
- Gwendolyn Hooper, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1659339372
- Corbin Horst, PA-CPhysician Assistant1477269496
- Raymond Poore, M.D.Urology Physician1851357933
Verify Winston Murphree Crute in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.46779Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,561 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims. 143 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl306 claims
- Myrbetriq207 claims
- Gemtesa169 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim163 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen131 claims
- Cephalexin71 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,295.53
74 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Southeast Physician Network, P.C.Tuscaloosa, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Winston Murphree Crute among 181 urology physician records in Alabama
Winston Murphree Crute, MD is one of 181 urology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 86% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2001 among the 128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 208800000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 181 urology physician records in Alabama.
All 181 in Alabama → Every provider in Tuscaloosa → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ingrum Bankston, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354061851357891
- John Duffy, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354061568519437
- Raymond Poore, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354061851357933
- Kenneth Aldridge, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354011295809846
- Thomas Cato, DOTuscaloosa, AL 354011063049864
- Matthew Thom, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354011942234414
- Howard Winfield, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354011750383303
- Alan McCool, M.D.Jasper, AL 355011811940679
Common questions
What is Winston Murphree Crute, MD's NPI number?
Winston Murphree Crute, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922504331, issued on Apr 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Winston Murphree Crute, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1780 Mcfarland Blvd N, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35406. Phone: (205) 345-7351. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Winston Murphree Crute, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.46779, 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 Winston Murphree Crute, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Winston Murphree Crute, MD had 1,561 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Winston Murphree Crute, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.