Christopher Paul

  • Birmingham, AL
  • Pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician
NPI1487940656PAC ID9739495326
Medicare services, 2024
691
Medicare patients, 2024
277
Part D claims, 2024
877
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$64,638
Practice address
619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211
Practice phone
Call (205) 731-9770
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital

Birmingham, Alabama

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Christopher Paul is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in Birmingham, Alabama

Christopher Paul practices at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.

Christopher Paul's NPI, 1487940656, was assigned on June 25, 2011. Christopher Paul holds Alabama license 34040.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9739495326
NPI enumeration date
June 25, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(205) 731-9770
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

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

Christopher Paul practices at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama

Christopher Paul'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.

  • University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital
    619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211 · Jefferson CountyPhone(205) 731-9770

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Christopher Paul is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Christopher Paul's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Christopher Paul is also affiliated with UAB Hospital. The medical group on file is UAB Medicine. Dmand AI also links Christopher Paul to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Christopher Paul's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of Alabama Birmingham HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Christopher Paul is one of 47 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians in Alabama

Pain medicine is Christopher Paul's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207LP2900X. Christopher Paul is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pain medicine (anesthesiology), AlabamaPrimaryLicense 34040 · taxonomy 207LP2900X

Pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians near Christopher Paul

Counts of pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians 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

Christopher Paul billed Medicare for 691 services in 2024

CMS data shows 691 Medicare services from Christopher Paul across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 277 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $43,648 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024691
Medicare patients277
Paid by Medicare$43,648
Procedure codes11

Christopher Paul's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2382024: 478101%
Surgery
2023: 2062024: 2133%
Imaging
2023: 122024: 0100%

Christopher Paul compared with the Alabama median for pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians, 2024

  • Christopher Paul
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
691vs 1,16040% below
Medicare patients
277vs 31211% below
Part D claims
823vs 2,20263% below

Medians across 49 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Christopher Paul'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

Christopher Paul treated 277 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 277 Medicare patients who saw Christopher Paul in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 111 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Christopher Paul's median patient age at 67, with 66% women.

Medicare patients, 2024277
Average age70
Average risk score1.45
Also on Medicaid17%

Christopher Paul's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Christopher Paul's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17563%
  • Men10237%

Chronic conditions among Christopher Paul's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol71%
  4. Mood disorders38%
  5. Depression37%
  6. Anxiety36%
  7. Diabetes36%
  8. Ischemic heart disease33%

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

Christopher Paul'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

  • Women66%
  • Men34%

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

Christopher Paul wrote 877 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Christopher Paul wrote 877 Medicare Part D claims for 260 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 823 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $39,789 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 417 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024877
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$39,789
Part D patients260

Christopher Paul's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic831 claims95%
  • Brand-name46 claims5%

Christopher Paul'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 Christopher Paul's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids61%538 of 877 claims
  • Antibiotics2%20 of 877 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: 4172024: 82397%

Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 8 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

Christopher Paul offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Christopher Paul accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Christopher Paul as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Christopher Paul received $64,638 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 347 general payments to Christopher Paul from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 28% of the total. MML US, Inc. paid the most, $38,239.

General payments to Christopher Paul by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Christopher Paul by kind, 2016 to 2025

$64.6Kin total
  • Consulting fees$18,09428%
  • Travel and lodging$17,57127%
  • Food and beverage$14,28922%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$10,02516%
  • Other$4,6597%

Companies that paid Christopher Paul the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Sources for Christopher Paul'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Christopher Paul's NPI number?

Christopher Paul's NPI number is 1487940656. It was assigned on June 25, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Christopher Paul specialize in?

Christopher Paul is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (taxonomy code 207LP2900X).

Where does Christopher Paul practice?

Christopher Paul practices at 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211. Christopher Paul's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Christopher Paul to 2 hospitals.

What is Christopher Paul's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Christopher Paul is (205) 731-9770.

What is Christopher Paul's medical license number?

Christopher Paul holds Alabama license 34040.

Which hospitals is Christopher Paul affiliated with?

Christopher Paul is affiliated with UAB Hospital. Dmand AI links Christopher Paul to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Christopher Paul part of?

Christopher Paul is linked to UAB Medicine.

Does Christopher Paul accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Christopher Paul billed Medicare for 691 services in 2024, and Christopher Paul accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Christopher Paul offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Christopher Paul as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Christopher Paul see?

CMS counts 277 Medicare patients who saw Christopher Paul in 2024, with an average age of 70.

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What services does Christopher Paul bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Christopher Paul's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99203).

What drugs does Christopher Paul prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Paul's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Christopher Paul received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $64,638 in general payments to Christopher Paul from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from MML US, Inc.

How long has Christopher Paul been practicing?

Christopher Paul graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

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