Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,438
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 315
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,503
- MIPS score, 2024
- 48
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 810 St Vincent's Drive, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Practice phone
- Call (205) 939-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III is an orthopedic surgeon in Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Kissel practices at UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, part of University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Kissel's NPI, 1205834686, was assigned on July 11, 2005. Dr. Kissel graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Kissel holds Alabama license 11458.
- NPI
- 1205834686NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8729980784
- NPI enumeration date
- July 11, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (205) 939-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 69
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III practices at UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Kissel's primary practice is UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham, at 810 St Vincent's Drive, Birmingham, AL 35205 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 939-7000.
- UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham810 St Vincent's Drive, Birmingham, AL 35205 · Jefferson CountyPhone(205) 939-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Kissel's primary practice is UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, part of University of Alabama at Birmingham. The medical group on file is Champion Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kissel to 4 more group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 2 home health agencies, 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. Edward Urban Kissel III's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kissel practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III is one of 310 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Kissel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Kissel is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, AlabamaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III billed Medicare for 5,438 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,438 Medicare services from Dr. Kissel across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 315 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $128,006 for them.
Dr. Kissel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 4,3292024: 4,0786%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6472024: 5958%
- Imaging
- 2023: 4242024: 3986%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2982024: 33713%
- Other services
- 2023: 432024: 3030%
Where Dr. Kissel's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,40099%
- In a facility381%
Dr. Kissel compared with the Alabama median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Kissel
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 5,438vs 1,5703.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 315vs 26220% above
- Part D claims
- 1,421vs 4852.9 times
Medians across 302 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kissel'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. Edward Urban Kissel III treated 315 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 315 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kissel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 132 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kissel's median patient age at 70, with 64% women.
Dr. Kissel's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kissel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20465%
- Men11135%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kissel's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Chronic kidney disease33%
- Mood disorders31%
- Depression30%
- Diabetes29%
- Anxiety28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kissel's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women64%
- Men36%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III wrote 1,503 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kissel wrote 1,503 Medicare Part D claims for 470 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,421 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $14,750 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,222 claims across 12 drugs.
Dr. Kissel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,487 claims99%
- Brand-name16 claims1%
Dr. Kissel'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. Kissel's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids17%258 of 1,503 claims
- Antibiotics5%68 of 1,503 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: 1,2222024: 1,42116%
Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 12 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. Edward Urban Kissel III scored 48 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 48 out of 100 for Dr. Kissel for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kissel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 40 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Kissel, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Kissel's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 48of 100Final score
- 23of 100Quality
- 23of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 67of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Kissel ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 81st percentile40 procedures
- Knee replacement
- 70th percentile36 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 70th percentile24 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
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. Edward Urban Kissel III received $2,945 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 85 general payments to Dr. Kissel from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $826.
General payments to Dr. Kissel by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Kissel 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. Edward Urban Kissel III graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Kissel graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1983.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III'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) |
| 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. Edward Urban Kissel III's NPI number?
Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III's NPI number is 1205834686. It was assigned on July 11, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III?
Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III is an orthopedic surgeon in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III practice?
Dr. Kissel practices at 810 St Vincent's Drive, Birmingham, AL 35205. Dr. Kissel's primary practice is UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, part of University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kissel to 4 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 2 home health agencies.
What is Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kissel is (205) 939-7000.
What is Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III's medical license number?
Dr. Kissel holds Alabama license 11458.
Which hospitals is Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III affiliated with?
Dr. Kissel practices at UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama.
What medical group is Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III part of?
Dr. Kissel is linked to Champion Sports Medicine. Dmand AI links Dr. Kissel to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kissel billed Medicare for 5,438 services in 2024, and Dr. Kissel accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III's MIPS score?
Dr. Kissel's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 48 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III see?
CMS counts 315 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kissel in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kissel's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J7325), injected or infused drug (J0702) and injected or infused drug (J3304).
Where did Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III go to medical school?
Dr. Kissel graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1983.
What drugs does Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kissel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Celecoxib and Methocarbamol.
Has Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,945 in general payments to Dr. Kissel from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Edward Urban Kissel III been practicing?
Dr. Kissel graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
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