Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin, MD

  • Gadsden, AL
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1720070659PAC ID1254396799
Medicare services, 2024
1,818
Medicare patients, 2024
655
Part D claims, 2024
2,111
MIPS score, 2024
91
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1026 Goodyear Ave Suite 201 Suite 201, Gadsden, AL 35903-1194
Practice phone
Call (256) 467-4477
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Primary practice

Etowah Gastroenterology Associates

Multi-specialty group site · Gadsden, Alabama

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Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin is a gastroenterologist in Gadsden, Alabama

Dr. Amin practices at Etowah Gastroenterology Associates in Gadsden, Alabama.

Dr. Amin's NPI, 1720070659, was assigned on August 17, 2005. Dr. Amin graduated from Baroda Medical College in 1990. Dr. Amin's Alabama license number on file is 23716.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1254396799
NPI enumeration date
August 17, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(256) 467-4477
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
62
Medical school graduation
1990

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

Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin practices at Etowah Gastroenterology Associates in Gadsden, Alabama

Dr. Amin's primary practice is Etowah Gastroenterology Associates, at 1026 Goodyear Ave Suite 201 Suite 201, Gadsden, AL 35903-1194. The practice phone is (256) 467-4477.

  • Etowah Gastroenterology Associates
    1026 Goodyear Ave Suite 201 Suite 201, Gadsden, AL 35903-1194Phone(256) 467-4477

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Amin's primary practice is Etowah Gastroenterology Associates in Gadsden, Alabama. Dr. Amin is also affiliated with Gadsden Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Etowah Gastroenterology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Amin to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Amin practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Etowah Gastroenterology AssociatesAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin is one of 206 gastroenterologists in Alabama

Gastroenterology is Dr. Amin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Amin's licenses on file in 5 states: Alabama, California, Texas, South Carolina and Utah.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 23716 · 2000 to 2025 · taxonomy 207RG0100X
  • California licenseSince 1997
  • Texas license1997 to 2003
  • South Carolina license1999 to 2002
  • Utah license1996 to 1998

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatitis c and intestinal diverticulosis among the conditions Dr. Amin treats.

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Amin

Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

206gastroenterologists in Alabama
4gastroenterologists in Gadsden

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin billed Medicare for 1,818 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,818 Medicare services from Dr. Amin across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 655 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $166,012 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,818
Medicare patients655
Paid by Medicare$166,012
Procedure codes14

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,1012024: 1,27916%
Surgery
2023: 5532024: 5393%

Where Dr. Amin's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office37721%
  • In a facility1,44179%

Dr. Amin compared with the Alabama median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Amin
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
1,818vs 4803.8 times
Medicare patients
655vs 2872.3 times
Part D claims
1,966vs 6113.2 times

Medians across 207 gastroenterologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin treated 655 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 655 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Amin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 277 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, 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. Amin's median patient age at 60, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024655
Average age72
Average risk score1.60
Also on Medicaid20%

Dr. Amin's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Amin's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women36856%
  • Men28744%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis58%
  4. Diabetes43%
  5. Chronic kidney disease41%
  6. Ischemic heart disease37%
  7. Anxiety36%
  8. Mood disorders35%

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

Dr. Amin's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 60

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin wrote 2,111 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Amin wrote 2,111 Medicare Part D claims for 978 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,966 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $580,090 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,476 claims across 29 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,111
Drugs named by CMS29
Total drug cost$580,090
Part D patients978

Dr. Amin's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,536 claims73%
  • Brand-name575 claims27%

Dr. Amin's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Amin's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics7%155 of 2,111 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,4762024: 1,96633%

Drugs named by CMS: 29 in 2024, 29 in 2023.

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

Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Amin for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Amin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 533 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Amin, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Amin's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 91of 100Final score
  • 76.2of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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

Where Dr. Amin ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
99th percentile533 procedures
Colonoscopy
99th percentile433 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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

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Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin received $27,559 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 122 general payments to Dr. Amin from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $25,949.

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

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

$27.6Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$25,10091%
  • Food and beverage$1,7566%
  • Gifts$6943%
  • Education$90%

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

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Amin, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Amin

  1. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin graduated from Baroda Medical College

Dr. Amin graduated from Baroda Medical College in 1990.

  1. Medical schoolBaroda Medical College

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers

Dr. Amin is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Amin accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare8
  4. EPO3
  5. POS3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin'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 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)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin's NPI number?

Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin's NPI number is 1720070659. It was assigned on August 17, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin?

Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin is a gastroenterologist in Gadsden, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin practice?

Dr. Amin practices at 1026 Goodyear Ave Suite 201 Suite 201, Gadsden, AL 35903-1194. Dr. Amin's primary practice is Etowah Gastroenterology Associates in Gadsden, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Amin to 1 hospital.

What is Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Amin is (256) 467-4477.

What is Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin's medical license number?

Dr. Amin's Alabama license number on file is 23716, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.

Which states has Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Amin in Alabama (2000 to 2025), California (since 1997), Texas (1997 to 2003), South Carolina (1999 to 2002) and Utah (1996 to 1998).

Which hospitals is Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin affiliated with?

Dr. Amin is affiliated with Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Amin to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin part of?

Dr. Amin is linked to Etowah Gastroenterology Associates.

Does Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Amin billed Medicare for 1,818 services in 2024, and Dr. Amin accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin's MIPS score?

Dr. Amin's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin see?

CMS counts 655 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Amin in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Amin's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin go to medical school?

Dr. Amin graduated from Baroda Medical College in 1990.

What drugs does Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Amin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf, Pantoprazole Sodium and Linzess.

Has Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $27,559 in general payments to Dr. Amin from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.

How long has Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin been practicing?

Dr. Amin graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Vipul Thakorbhai Amin accept?

Dr. Amin is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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