Active NPI 1215102660 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. David J Riddle , MD

Internal Medicine • Birmingham, AL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. David Riddle, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Birmingham, AL. With approximately 25 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine in 2001, Dr. Riddle delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 513 BROOKWOOD BLVD.

Dr. Riddle is affiliated with Brookwood Internists Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total), liver function blood test panel. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

513 Brookwood Blvd
Suite 50

Birmingham, AL 352096862

Telephone 2058772761

Fax 2058026829

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Surgical Associates. P.c. Facility NPI 1821065285

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2001

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Birmingham, AL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

25 Yrs +2.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.1 Yrs

State Avg: 29.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

501 Specialists

Practicing in Birmingham, AL (1784 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

16.2% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

34.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Riddle (25 Years) 25 Yrs

Birmingham Specialty Average (22.1 Years) 22.1 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	154	106	$172.00	$114.08
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	122	89	$15.00	$8.29
80076 Liver function blood test panel	102	85	$15.00	$8.01
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	93	76	$16.61	$7.61
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	92	86	$20.00	$13.12
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	75	75	$176.00	$117.44
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	75	57	$20.00	$9.52
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	67	61	$5.00	$4.90
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	49	43	$30.00	$16.46
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	46	36	$22.00	$14.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	42	34	$121.00	$80.84
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	31	28	$25.00	$14.78
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	30	25	$10.00	$5.08
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	28	11	$72.00	$57.13
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	25	21	$10.00	$3.11
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	17	17	$30.00	$18.92
85651 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated	16	15	$10.00	$4.18
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	15	14	$32.00	$29.46
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total	12	12	$30.00	$18.02
82043 Urine microalbumin (protein) level	11	11	$10.00	$5.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	186	114	$172.00	$117.24
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	139	97	$15.00	$8.29
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	123	91	$5.00	$4.90
80076 Liver function blood test panel	111	92	$15.00	$8.01
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	101	80	$15.00	$7.61
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	95	95	$176.00	$119.23
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	91	86	$20.00	$13.12
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	89	64	$20.00	$9.52
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	58	50	$30.00	$16.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	48	41	$121.00	$83.57
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	30	23	$10.00	$5.08
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	30	23	$10.00	$3.11
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	26	23	$25.00	$14.78
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	22	22	$30.00	$18.92
0134A Fee covid-19 vac 14 res	22	22	$60.00	$38.00
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	20	20	$40.00	$29.01
85651 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated	15	15	$10.00	$4.18
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	13	13	$32.00	$28.50
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	13	13	$91.00	$71.67
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total	12	12	$30.00	$18.02
91313 Coronavirus vaccine 14	11	11	$0.01	$0.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	232	137	$172.00	$120.84
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	178	125	$15.00	$8.24
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	141	100	$5.00	$2.96
80076 Liver function blood test panel	137	115	$15.00	$8.01
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	133	104	$15.00	$7.54
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	113	104	$20.00	$13.00
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	110	81	$20.00	$9.53
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	102	102	$176.00	$124.88
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	67	54	$30.00	$16.34
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	62	56	$40.00	$28.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	54	43	$121.00	$85.76
0064A Adm sarscov2 50mcg/0.25mlbst	42	41	$54.64	$36.42
91306 Sarscov2 vac 50mcg/0.25ml im	34	34	$0.01	$0.01
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	29	23	$10.00	$5.12
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	28	22	$10.00	$3.31
91301 Sarscov2 vac 100mcg/0.5ml im	24	22	$0.01	$0.01
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	22	22	$31.64	$27.21
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	21	21	$91.00	$68.38
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	19	19	$30.00	$19.09
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total	17	16	$30.00	$17.27
0013A Adm sarscov2 100mcg/0.5ml3rd	16	16	$45.94	$36.73
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	16	15	$25.00	$13.95
0124A Fee covid-19 vac 13 res	16	16	$60.00	$36.17
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	13	13	$31.38	$27.25
85651 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated	13	11	$10.00	$4.21
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views	13	11	$29.00	$19.67
0134A Fee covid-19 vac 14 res	13	13	$60.00	$36.17
82270 Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors	12	12	$8.00	$4.34
90677 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use	12	12	$290.00	$278.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	228	141	$172.00	$123.32
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	171	125	$15.00	$8.41
80076 Liver function blood test panel	139	116	$15.00	$8.17
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	138	107	$5.00	$3.00
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	129	118	$20.00	$13.29
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	125	95	$15.00	$7.77
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	110	110	$176.00	$126.63
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	106	79	$20.00	$9.62
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	72	61	$30.00	$16.80
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	69	58	$40.00	$29.60
0013A Adm sarscov2 100mcg/0.5ml3rd	67	65	$45.00	$37.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	63	50	$121.00	$87.96
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	62	54	$10.08	$5.18
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	62	54	$10.00	$3.17
0003A Adm sarscov2 30mcg/0.3ml 3rd	50	49	$45.00	$37.22
91301 Sarscov2 vac 100mcg/0.5ml im	30	17	$0.97	$0.01
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	24	24	$30.00	$19.31
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total	23	21	$30.00	$18.39
85651 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated	20	19	$10.00	$4.27
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	19	15	$25.00	$15.08
0011A Adm sarscov2 100mcg/0.5ml1st	18	17	$43.89	$36.03
0012A Adm sarscov2 100mcg/0.5ml2nd	16	16	$45.00	$37.22
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	16	16	$24.00	$15.84
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	14	14	$91.00	$65.26
90471 Administration of 1 vaccine	12	12	$34.00	$15.98
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	12	12	$244.00	$162.75
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views	11	11	$29.00	$21.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	227	151	$156.57	$104.02
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	190	141	$15.00	$8.42
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	158	123	$5.00	$2.99
80076 Liver function blood test panel	151	134	$15.00	$8.13
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	137	124	$20.00	$13.33
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	124	106	$15.00	$7.73
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	123	90	$20.00	$9.67
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	112	112	$165.57	$110.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	94	73	$105.00	$71.42
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	74	68	$10.00	$3.16
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	74	68	$15.00	$5.16
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	65	53	$30.00	$16.73
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	49	42	$40.00	$29.47
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	31	31	$30.00	$19.21
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	19	17	$31.89	$15.54
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	16	15	$81.00	$59.53
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total	13	13	$30.00	$18.28
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	12	12	$25.00	$15.05
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	11	11	$37.64	$15.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	254	155	$160.00	$101.49
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	234	148	$5.00	$2.94
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	223	148	$15.00	$9.21
80076 Liver function blood test panel	165	135	$15.00	$8.90
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	134	103	$15.00	$8.46
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	132	86	$20.00	$10.57
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	128	114	$20.00	$14.58
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	109	109	$167.00	$109.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	94	77	$105.00	$69.44
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	91	83	$10.00	$3.45
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	91	83	$15.00	$5.63
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	89	63	$30.00	$18.30
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	73	57	$40.00	$32.23
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views	29	25	$20.69	$17.65
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	28	28	$30.00	$20.03
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	27	26	$39.00	$15.30
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	26	24	$75.38	$48.46
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total	18	18	$30.00	$20.03
84439 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free	17	16	$20.00	$9.82
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	16	16	$39.00	$15.30
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	14	14	$248.00	$162.33
85651 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated	13	11	$10.00	$4.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	266	158	$159.59	$104.24
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	216	147	$5.00	$2.94
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	136	120	$26.99	$15.93
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	133	109	$18.40	$9.32
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	121	110	$38.26	$12.59
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	117	83	$20.00	$11.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	115	92	$104.54	$70.55
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	107	107	$158.51	$114.34
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	98	90	$7.61	$3.84
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	98	90	$17.70	$6.26
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	89	74	$16.07	$10.16
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	79	58	$36.54	$20.33
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	74	59	$48.92	$35.82
80076 Liver function blood test panel	43	43	$14.72	$9.89
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	35	35	$36.71	$22.26
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	34	34	$38.35	$18.73
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	33	33	$79.39	$52.17
84439 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free	27	23	$19.04	$10.91
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views	21	19	$19.52	$16.85
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	20	20	$37.68	$18.73
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	15	15	$216.47	$165.84
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	14	13	$22.93	$18.24
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	14	14	$133.63	$105.59
85651 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated	14	14	$7.50	$4.29
83540 Iron level	14	13	$9.71	$7.83
83550 Iron binding capacity	13	12	$14.08	$10.57
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	11	11	$223.45	$170.71
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total	11	11	$36.36	$22.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	233	144	$160.00	$99.22
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	210	137	$5.00	$2.94
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	151	131	$40.00	$14.33
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	143	113	$20.00	$10.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	119	87	$105.00	$67.09
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	119	110	$30.00	$11.49
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	108	73	$20.00	$12.93
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	93	93	$150.00	$107.16
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	91	85	$15.00	$6.88
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	91	85	$7.00	$4.21
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	77	60	$52.00	$39.80
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	76	56	$40.00	$22.29
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	55	50	$15.00	$10.40
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	41	41	$34.10	$23.04
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	39	39	$58.31	$47.73
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	34	34	$40.00	$24.73
85651 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated	24	23	$10.00	$4.77
71020 X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side	20	19	$40.25	$15.46
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	19	18	$23.00	$20.27
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	18	18	$28.33	$23.04
84439 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free	17	15	$25.00	$12.12
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	17	17	$182.00	$158.97
83540 Iron level	16	13	$10.00	$8.70
83550 Iron binding capacity	16	13	$15.00	$11.75
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	13	13	$105.92	$94.86
82552 Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, isoenzymes	13	12	$25.00	$18.00
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	13	13	$176.00	$154.59
90471 Administration of 1 vaccine	13	13	$33.77	$21.44
90715 Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (7 years or older)	12	12	$55.00	$30.46

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-02-06

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License AL 31985

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Brookwood Internists Pc

513 Brookwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 352097802

Phone: 2058772761170

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active June 24, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 24, 2013

Registered at 513 BROOKWOOD BLVD, SUITE 50, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352096862 (Tel: 2058772761)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 24, 2013

Registered at 513 BROOKWOOD BLVD, SUITE 50, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352096862 (Tel: 2058772761)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 24, 2013

Recorded as DAVID RIDDLE, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 24, 2013

Internal Medicine (License #31985 in AL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 28, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1215102660

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: April 28, 2008

Last Update: February 06, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

513 Brookwood Blvd, Suite 50

Birmingham, AL 352096862

Phone: 2058772761

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