Active NPI 1144583436 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Nicholas G. Echemendia , MD

Internal Medicine • Birmingham, AL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Nicholas Echemendia, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Birmingham, AL. With approximately 15 years of clinical experience since graduating from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University in 2011, Dr. Echemendia delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 3536 VANN RD STE B.

Dr. Echemendia maintains professional affiliations with Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, Llc, Alabama Internal Medicine Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, denosumab, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3536 Vann Rd Ste B

Birmingham, AL 352353207

Telephone 2058383800

Fax 8653058894

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Eastern Medical Specialists, P.c. Facility NPI 1053302497

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University

Graduation Year

2011

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Birmingham, AL

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

15 Yrs -7.1 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

46.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Echemendia (15 Years) 15 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
J0897 Injection, denosumab, 1 mg	1,500	16	$25.00	$23.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	593	301	$161.17	$114.99
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	221	221	$169.00	$116.44
82947 Blood glucose (sugar) level	211	104	$12.00	$3.85
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	207	104	$34.00	$9.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	120	94	$125.63	$80.16
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	55	26	$38.00	$12.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$250.00	$151.82
77080 Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine	20	20	$186.00	$33.77
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	16	15	$96.00	$47.83
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	14	13	$9.00	$3.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0897 Injection, denosumab, 1 mg	1,560	15	$25.00	$22.55
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	610	303	$160.00	$117.19
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	240	112	$34.00	$9.39
82947 Blood glucose (sugar) level	238	113	$12.00	$3.85
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	233	233	$169.00	$117.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	156	106	$125.00	$83.22
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	38	25	$38.00	$12.78
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	34	34	$250.00	$150.84
77080 Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine	19	19	$186.00	$33.99
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	15	14	$214.00	$166.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0897 Injection, denosumab, 1 mg	1,320	14	$25.00	$20.80
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	652	317	$160.00	$120.74
82947 Blood glucose (sugar) level	266	121	$12.00	$3.87
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	264	119	$34.00	$9.49
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	227	227	$169.00	$121.89
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	197	134	$125.00	$85.68
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	40	29	$38.00	$13.24
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	39	39	$250.00	$159.74
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	23	21	$281.00	$263.27
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	12	12	$9.00	$3.44
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	11	11	$200.00	$159.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0897 Injection, denosumab, 1 mg	1,200	12	$21.68	$19.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	602	269	$125.00	$87.21
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	358	262	$160.00	$123.24
82947 Blood glucose (sugar) level	301	125	$12.00	$3.90
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	296	123	$34.00	$9.55
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	227	227	$169.00	$126.30
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	70	70	$28.00	$15.17
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	62	62	$84.76	$61.90
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$250.00	$162.24
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	34	26	$38.00	$13.47
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	23	21	$219.00	$197.08
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	22	19	$96.00	$50.40
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	21	20	$9.00	$3.48
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	20	16	$269.30	$259.96
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	18	11	$84.00	$38.95
77080 Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine	13	13	$186.00	$35.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0897 Injection, denosumab, 1 mg	1,140	11	$18.38	$18.31
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	756	298	$125.00	$70.82
82947 Blood glucose (sugar) level	281	130	$12.00	$3.89
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	267	128	$34.00	$9.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	242	212	$160.00	$102.59
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	224	224	$169.00	$109.29
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	75	75	$28.00	$15.60
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	60	60	$60.33	$60.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	46	46	$250.00	$157.54
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	45	25	$96.00	$50.78
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	37	26	$38.00	$13.54
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	24	21	$9.00	$3.47
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	15	14	$214.93	$207.90
90688 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	13	13	$45.00	$19.17
76700 Ultrasound of abdomen	12	12	$225.00	$81.19
77080 Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine	12	12	$186.00	$36.51
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	12	11	$90.00	$0.58
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	11	11	$169.00	$160.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0897 Injection, denosumab, 1 mg	1,320	15	$18.38	$18.09
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	687	271	$125.00	$68.19
82947 Blood glucose (sugar) level	282	109	$12.00	$4.25
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	279	109	$34.00	$10.46
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	206	206	$169.00	$107.19
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	195	181	$160.00	$100.49
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	83	83	$28.00	$15.12
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	66	66	$250.00	$147.70
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	64	64	$59.53	$54.55
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	43	34	$38.00	$15.40
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	23	20	$213.74	$194.50
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	22	16	$9.00	$3.41
77080 Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine	20	20	$186.00	$34.66
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	20	11	$96.00	$49.36
90656 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	19	19	$30.00	$18.35
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	19	19	$225.00	$159.60
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	16	15	$18.00	$6.34
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	12	11	$200.00	$152.42
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	11	11	$96.00	$94.08
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	11	11	$28.00	$15.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	557	217	$125.04	$70.08
82947 Blood glucose (sugar) level	258	94	$12.00	$4.70
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	236	92	$34.00	$11.57
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	203	136	$160.00	$104.52
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	169	169	$168.44	$115.18
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	103	103	$27.00	$17.64
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	65	63	$28.00	$18.73
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	57	57	$214.00	$141.31
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	55	55	$252.73	$199.59
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	47	47	$45.00	$44.10
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	41	25	$38.00	$19.69
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	27	$237.57	$160.30
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	22	17	$18.00	$6.70
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	18	18	$225.00	$170.60
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	16	11	$90.00	$0.60
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	12	12	$169.00	$158.48
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	12	12	$26.71	$18.19
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	12	12	$91.13	$89.30
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	11	11	$30.00	$16.03
77080 Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine	11	11	$186.00	$39.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	412	173	$125.00	$67.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	177	114	$160.32	$99.14
82947 Blood glucose (sugar) level	170	77	$12.00	$4.27
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	154	69	$34.00	$13.05
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	138	138	$27.00	$16.52
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	133	133	$169.00	$107.16
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	78	78	$225.00	$192.33
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	58	57	$28.00	$23.04
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	47	47	$214.00	$134.77
Q2037 Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (fluvirin)	35	33	$31.74	$17.26
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	29	12	$38.00	$23.13
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	24	24	$38.33	$37.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$176.00	$153.29
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	21	21	$28.00	$23.04
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	20	20	$96.00	$92.30
77080 Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine	15	15	$186.00	$36.78
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	15	15	$225.00	$158.97
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	13	12	$30.00	$15.37
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	12	12	$416.00	$150.38

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2024-02-26

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License AL 35131

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

Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, Llc

2050 Gadsden Hwy, Birmingham, AL 352353260

Phone: 2056557231

Alabama Internal Medicine Pc

3536 Vann Rd, Birmingham, AL 352353207

Phone: 2058383200

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

10 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location June 20, 2024

Registered at 3536 VANN RD STE B, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352353207 (Tel: 2058383800)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 20, 2024

Registered at 3536 VANN RD STE B, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352353207 (Tel: 2057026602)

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Updated Practice Location February 27, 2019

Registered at 48 MEDICAL PARK DR E, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352353400 (Tel: 2058383800)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 27, 2019

Internal Medicine (License #35131 in AL)

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NPI Profile Active June 20, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 20, 2016

Registered at 1924 ALCOA HWY # U-11, KNOXVILLE, TN 379201511 (Tel: 8653059230)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 20, 2016

Registered at 48 MEDICAL PARK DR E, STE 356, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352353406 (Tel: 2057026602)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 20, 2016

Recorded as NICHOLAS ECHEMENDIA, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 20, 2016

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 21, 2012

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1144583436

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: June 21, 2012

Last Update: June 20, 2024

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

3536 Vann Rd Ste B

Birmingham, AL 352353207

Phone: 2057026602

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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