Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,756
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 532
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,908
- Publications
- 5
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Practice address
- 4401 River Chase Drive, Phenix City, AL 36867
- Practice phone
- Call (334) 732-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl is an orthopedic surgeon in Phenix City, Alabama
Dr. Pahl practices at Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital in Phenix City, Alabama, part of Hughston Clinic.
Dr. Pahl's NPI, 1841257136, was assigned on April 28, 2006. Dr. Pahl graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Pahl holds Georgia license 049468.
- NPI
- 1841257136NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6305938523
- NPI enumeration date
- April 28, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (334) 732-3000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 57
- Medical school graduation
- 1995
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl practices at Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital in Phenix City, Alabama
Dr. Pahl's primary practice is Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital, at 4401 River Chase Drive, Phenix City, AL 36867 in Russell County. The practice phone is (334) 732-3000.
- Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital4401 River Chase Drive, Phenix City, AL 36867 · Russell CountyPhone(334) 732-3000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Pahl's primary practice is Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital in Phenix City, Alabama, part of Hughston Clinic. Dr. Pahl is also affiliated with Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown. The medical group on file is Hughston Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pahl to 2 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 other site, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pahl practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl is one of 310 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Pahl's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Pahl's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, GeorgiaPrimary
- Alabama license
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Pahl
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl billed Medicare for 1,756 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,756 Medicare services from Dr. Pahl across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 532 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $160,959 for them.
Dr. Pahl's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8252024: 8655%
- Imaging
- 2023: 6802024: 7419%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2142024: 15030%
Where Dr. Pahl's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,60691%
- In a facility1509%
Dr. Pahl compared with the Alabama median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Pahl
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 1,756vs 1,57012% above
- Medicare patients
- 532vs 2622.0 times
- Part D claims
- 1,866vs 4853.8 times
Medians across 302 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Pahl'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. Douglas Wesley Pahl treated 532 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 532 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pahl in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 260 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pahl's median patient age at 67, with 58% women.
Dr. Pahl's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Pahl's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women30257%
- Men23043%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Pahl's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes34%
- Anxiety33%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Mood disorders28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Pahl's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
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. Douglas Wesley Pahl wrote 1,908 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Pahl wrote 1,908 Medicare Part D claims for 522 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,866 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $17,830 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,790 claims across 16 drugs.
Dr. Pahl's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,900 claims100%
- Brand-name and other8 claims0%
Dr. Pahl'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. Pahl's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids12%229 of 1,908 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: 1,7902024: 1,8664%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 16 in 2023.
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. Douglas Wesley Pahl scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Pahl for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Pahl accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Pahl as offering telehealth. CMS counts 228 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Pahl, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Pahl's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 70.6of 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. Pahl ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 92nd percentile228 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 45th percentile17 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. Douglas Wesley Pahl has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Pahl, published from 2014 to 2023. 2014 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Pahl's most frequent co-authors are Aaron Eroy Joiner, MD and James Alton Sebesta, MD.
Dr. Pahl's papers by year, 2014 to 2023
Dr. Pahl's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Pahl
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl received $35,400 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 165 general payments to Dr. Pahl from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $12,894.
General payments to Dr. Pahl by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Pahl by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$17,85250%
- Food and beverage$9,07826%
- Consulting fees$7,80022%
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$5001%
- Grants$1700%
Companies that paid Dr. Pahl the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
Dr. Pahl graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1995.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl's NPI number?
Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl's NPI number is 1841257136. It was assigned on April 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl?
Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl is an orthopedic surgeon in Phenix City, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl practice?
Dr. Pahl practices at 4401 River Chase Drive, Phenix City, AL 36867. Dr. Pahl's primary practice is Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital in Phenix City, Alabama, part of Hughston Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pahl to 2 hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 other site, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Pahl is (334) 732-3000.
What is Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl's medical license number?
Dr. Pahl holds Georgia license 049468, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Pahl in Georgia and Alabama.
Which hospitals is Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl affiliated with?
Dr. Pahl practices at Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital in Phenix City, Alabama. Dr. Pahl is also affiliated with Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown. Dmand AI links Dr. Pahl to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl part of?
Dr. Pahl is linked to Hughston Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Pahl to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pahl billed Medicare for 1,756 services in 2024, and Dr. Pahl accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Pahl as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl's MIPS score?
Dr. Pahl's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl see?
CMS counts 532 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pahl in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Pahl's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and diagnostic imaging (72110).
Where did Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl go to medical school?
Dr. Pahl graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1995.
What drugs does Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pahl's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tizanidine HCl, Gabapentin and Pregabalin.
Has Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $35,400 in general payments to Dr. Pahl from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
How long has Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl been practicing?
Dr. Pahl graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.
Does Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Pahl, published from 2014 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Douglas Wesley Pahl publish with?
Dr. Pahl's most frequent co-authors are Aaron Eroy Joiner, MD (1 shared paper) and James Alton Sebesta, MD (1 shared paper).
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