Active NPI 1992765945 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Timothy Alden Cool , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Birmingham, AL

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Timothy Cool, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Orthopaedic Surgery in Birmingham, AL. Practice services are available at 48 MEDICAL PARK EAST DR under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

48 Medical Park East Dr
Suite 255

Birmingham, AL 35235

Telephone 2058383090

Fax 2058386783

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Orthopaedic Specialists Of Alabama Pc Facility NPI 1831133586

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Birmingham, AL

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 22.9 Yrs

State Avg: 27.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

113 Specialists

Practicing in Birmingham, AL (368 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

6.2% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

64.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

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
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	50	39	$150.00	$81.28
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	44	14	$10.00	$6.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$215.00	$100.44
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance	20	17	$300.00	$96.92
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	17	17	$160.00	$34.84
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	16	12	$138.00	$41.39
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	15	15	$124.00	$35.55
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	14	12	$111.00	$29.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	97	69	$150.67	$79.40
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	66	25	$10.00	$6.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	45	$215.00	$102.02
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	38	27	$111.00	$30.73
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	36	36	$160.00	$35.99
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance	35	27	$278.57	$91.24
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	35	26	$150.00	$41.80
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	21	19	$126.00	$31.11
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	19	19	$118.00	$25.22
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	18	17	$138.00	$42.17
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	18	16	$124.00	$36.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	12	12	$150.00	$81.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	259	79	$10.14	$6.78
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	136	108	$154.64	$85.61
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	128	92	$157.65	$42.16
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	118	74	$133.53	$37.29
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	113	78	$113.37	$63.95
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	103	84	$89.16	$53.30
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	73	49	$135.24	$42.57
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	57	$224.77	$104.80
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	56	56	$161.91	$36.83
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	41	31	$130.64	$31.71
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	40	29	$114.10	$31.63
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	26	26	$293.00	$173.86
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	25	24	$118.00	$25.79
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	22	18	$1200.00	$1200.00
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	22	22	$7811.12	$1253.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$230.43	$115.57
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance	13	12	$308.58	$99.77
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$312.00	$213.27
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope	11	11	$4897.41	$497.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	215	76	$17.53	$7.01
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	206	150	$204.39	$37.98
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	196	129	$170.85	$33.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	175	135	$183.19	$67.28
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	151	126	$122.22	$41.15
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance	145	98	$307.64	$86.59
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	73	49	$121.20	$39.71
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	73	71	$277.06	$96.94
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	73	55	$1165.17	$1141.69
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	72	71	$186.69	$33.44
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	56	54	$8926.53	$1213.71
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	54	31	$164.07	$29.25
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	38	32	$308.58	$56.67
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	31	31	$203.52	$67.11
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	28	20	$141.98	$29.32
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$307.86	$98.03
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$450.87	$145.74
G0289 Arthroscopy, knee, surgical, for removal of loose body, foreign body, debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) at the time of other surgical knee arthroscopy in a different compartment of the same knee	23	23	$1262.52	$76.82
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope	22	22	$5541.52	$503.43
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	11	11	$9225.38	$1259.70

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,344	20	$21.00	$10.67
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	415	133	$12.00	$6.67
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	242	144	$170.85	$32.37
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	239	172	$183.19	$66.26
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	212	155	$204.39	$35.35
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	180	155	$122.22	$40.19
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	155	104	$308.58	$48.59
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance	132	87	$311.22	$73.34
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	132	95	$121.20	$37.23
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	98	93	$186.69	$31.90
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	80	58	$164.07	$25.55
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	77	$277.06	$96.06
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	62	60	$8926.53	$1207.61
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	61	61	$203.52	$68.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	42	42	$307.86	$95.26
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	38	37	$151.28	$28.11
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	32	24	$141.98	$28.23
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$450.87	$135.11
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	17	15	$754.41	$742.34
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope	17	17	$5541.52	$464.18
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	16	16	$9225.38	$1217.61
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	15	14	$4291.96	$158.84
G0289 Arthroscopy, knee, surgical, for removal of loose body, foreign body, debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) at the time of other surgical knee arthroscopy in a different compartment of the same knee	15	15	$1262.52	$75.30
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	13	12	$4131.76	$135.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,826	31	$23.02	$11.24
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	474	138	$11.73	$6.97
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	318	183	$153.84	$30.22
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	245	173	$191.97	$33.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	234	169	$175.23	$63.07
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance	230	144	$297.06	$72.90
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	205	166	$117.34	$38.00
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	166	115	$118.28	$34.78
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	108	107	$179.90	$29.75
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	91	65	$154.96	$23.79
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	79	$251.60	$93.72
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	75	72	$8326.11	$1162.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	62	62	$286.81	$92.78
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	58	58	$187.46	$65.51
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	47	45	$335.33	$122.42
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	38	31	$308.58	$48.32
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	36	25	$135.56	$24.49
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	34	34	$136.81	$26.37
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope	33	33	$5173.06	$465.88
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	25	25	$505.20	$176.11
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$431.48	$144.48
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	12	12	$8633.65	$1186.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,375	36	$21.06	$12.45
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	513	152	$10.00	$6.46
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	341	196	$85.00	$30.33
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance	264	181	$122.08	$77.68
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	238	172	$125.14	$63.33
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	237	170	$103.00	$32.93
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	197	154	$100.00	$38.04
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	177	117	$101.00	$35.41
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	117	117	$100.00	$65.98
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	104	101	$120.00	$29.91
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	92	60	$95.00	$23.77
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	74	70	$175.00	$127.44
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	61	59	$5644.43	$1192.53
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	53	48	$150.00	$91.17
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	36	36	$125.00	$93.57
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	32	32	$233.44	$174.54
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope	30	29	$3515.00	$481.91
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	30	30	$81.00	$27.42
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	28	22	$87.46	$52.24
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	14	14	$5575.00	$1203.29
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	13	13	$2895.00	$157.31
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	11	11	$3220.00	$283.75

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License AL 11437

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

000081417 (AL)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Occupational Therapist

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Occupational Therapist Registered

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Physical Therapist

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PHYSICALTHERAPIST

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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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Physical Therapist

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PHYSICALTHERAPIST

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 May 22, 2010

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 22, 2010

Registered at 48 MEDICAL PARK EAST DR, SUITE 255, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35235 (Tel: 2058383090)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 22, 2010

Registered at 48 MEDICAL PARK EAST DR, SUITE 255, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35235 (Tel: 2058383090)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 22, 2010

Recorded as TIMOTHY COOL, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 22, 2010

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #11437 in AL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 24, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1992765945

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: March 24, 2006

Last Update: May 22, 2010

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

48 Medical Park East Dr, Suite 255

Birmingham, AL 35235

Phone: 2058383090

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