Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD

  • Birmingham, AL
  • Diagnostic radiologist
NPI1528063716PAC ID4082528716
Medicare services, 2024
569
Medicare patients, 2024
590
Part D claims, 2018
11
Publications
10
MIPS score, 2024
81
Practice address
3690 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243
Practice phone
Call (205) 971-1000
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Primary practice

Grandview Medical Center

Hospital · Birmingham, Alabama

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Dr. Edgar S. Underwood is a diagnostic radiologist in Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. Underwood practices at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, part of Community Health.

Dr. Underwood's NPI, 1528063716, was assigned on June 15, 2005. Dr. Underwood graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1976. Dr. Underwood holds Alabama license 00008292.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4082528716
NPI enumeration date
June 15, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(205) 971-1000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
76
Medical school graduation
1976

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Edgar S. Underwood practices at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. Underwood's primary practice is Grandview Medical Center, at 3690 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 971-1000.

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Dr. Edgar S. Underwood is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Underwood's primary practice is Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, part of Community Health. Dr. Underwood is also affiliated with UAB Hospital. The medical group on file is Birmingham Radiological Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Underwood to 2 more hospitals, 4 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Edgar S. Underwood's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Underwood practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Grandview Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Edgar S. Underwood is one of 446 diagnostic radiologists in Alabama

Diagnostic radiology is Dr. Underwood's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0202X. Dr. Underwood is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Diagnostic radiology, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 00008292 · taxonomy 2085R0202X

Diagnostic radiologists near Dr. Underwood

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Dr. Edgar S. Underwood billed Medicare for 569 services in 2024

CMS data shows 569 Medicare services from Dr. Underwood across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 590 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,009 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024569
Medicare patients590
Paid by Medicare$5,009
Procedure codes8

Dr. Underwood's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Imaging
2023: 2392024: 569138%

Dr. Underwood compared with the Alabama median for diagnostic radiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Underwood
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
569vs 2,45877% below
Medicare patients
590vs 1,76467% below
Part D claims
11vs 1735% below

Medians across 428 diagnostic radiologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Underwood's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Edgar S. Underwood treated 590 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 590 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Underwood in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 225 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Underwood's median patient age at 69, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024590
Average age76
Average risk score2.02
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Underwood's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Underwood's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women34258%
  • Men24842%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Underwood's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis66%
  4. Chronic kidney disease46%
  5. Ischemic heart disease45%
  6. Anxiety43%
  7. Heart failure43%
  8. Diabetes42%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Underwood's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men38%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Edgar S. Underwood wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims in 2018

In 2018, Dr. Underwood wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $50 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 201811
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$50

Dr. Underwood's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2018

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

Dr. Edgar S. Underwood scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Underwood for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Underwood accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Underwood's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 81of 100Final score
  • 78.7of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 75of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Edgar S. Underwood has 10 publications on record

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Underwood, published from 2011 to 2018. 2012 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Embolization, Therapeutic and Angiography, Digital Subtraction. Dr. Underwood has published most often in Vasc Endovascular Surg. Dr. Underwood's most frequent co-authors are Rachel F. Oser, MD, Ahmed Mohamed Kamel Abdel Aal, MD, PhD and Maysoon Farouk Al Sayed Hamed, MD.

Papers10
Years published2011 to 2018

Dr. Underwood's papers by year, 2011 to 2018

Topics Dr. Underwood writes about most

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Cryosurgery
  • Equipment Design

Dr. Underwood's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Underwood

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Edgar S. Underwood received $10,484 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 81 general payments to Dr. Underwood from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 41% of the total. Medtronic USA, Inc. paid the most, $6,890.

General payments to Dr. Underwood by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Underwood by kind, 2016 to 2025

$10.5Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$4,25241%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$3,22231%
  • Food and beverage$3,01029%

Companies that paid Dr. Underwood the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Edgar S. Underwood graduated from Emory University School of Medicine

Dr. Underwood graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1976.

  1. Medical schoolEmory University School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Edgar S. Underwood's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Edgar S. Underwood's NPI number?

Dr. Edgar S. Underwood's NPI number is 1528063716. It was assigned on June 15, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Edgar S. Underwood?

Dr. Edgar S. Underwood is a diagnostic radiologist in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Diagnostic Radiology Physician (taxonomy code 2085R0202X).

Where does Dr. Edgar S. Underwood practice?

Dr. Underwood practices at 3690 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243. Dr. Underwood's primary practice is Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, part of Community Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Underwood to 2 hospitals, 4 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Edgar S. Underwood's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Underwood is (205) 971-1000.

What is Dr. Edgar S. Underwood's medical license number?

Dr. Underwood holds Alabama license 00008292.

Which hospitals is Dr. Edgar S. Underwood affiliated with?

Dr. Underwood practices at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Underwood is also affiliated with UAB Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Underwood to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Edgar S. Underwood part of?

Dr. Underwood is linked to Birmingham Radiological Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Underwood to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Edgar S. Underwood accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Underwood billed Medicare for 569 services in 2024, and Dr. Underwood accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Edgar S. Underwood's MIPS score?

Dr. Underwood's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Edgar S. Underwood see?

CMS counts 590 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Underwood in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Edgar S. Underwood bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Underwood's most billed Medicare services were diagnostic imaging (71045), diagnostic imaging (70450) and diagnostic imaging (71046).

Where did Dr. Edgar S. Underwood go to medical school?

Dr. Underwood graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1976.

What drugs does Dr. Edgar S. Underwood prescribe most?

In 2018 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Underwood's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Edgar S. Underwood received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $10,484 in general payments to Dr. Underwood from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic USA, Inc.

How long has Dr. Edgar S. Underwood been practicing?

Dr. Underwood graduated from medical school in 1976, 50 years ago.

Does Dr. Edgar S. Underwood do research?

Dmand AI links 10 publications to Dr. Underwood, published from 2011 to 2018.

Who does Dr. Edgar S. Underwood publish with?

Dr. Underwood's most frequent co-authors are Rachel F. Oser, MD (3 shared papers), Ahmed Mohamed Kamel Abdel Aal, MD, PhD (2 shared papers) and Maysoon Farouk Al Sayed Hamed, MD (2 shared papers).

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