Dr. Willie L. Gilford Jr., MD

Dr. Gilford practices at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Gilford's NPI, 1578545810, was assigned on November 14, 2005. Dr. Gilford graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Gilford holds Alabama license MD.23317.

Dr. Gilford's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital, at 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 731-9770.

Dr. Gilford's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Gilford is also affiliated with UAB Hospital. The medical group on file is Bessemer Emergency Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gilford to 2 more hospitals, 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

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

Emergency medicine is Dr. Gilford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Gilford is licensed in Alabama.

CMS data shows 507 Medicare services from Dr. Gilford across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 446 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,383 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 446 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gilford in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 153 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.91, 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. Gilford's median patient age at 47, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Gilford wrote 892 Medicare Part D claims for 616 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 661 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,111 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 542 claims across 19 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Gilford for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Gilford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Gilford from 6 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $130.

Dr. Gilford graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1997.