Dr. Peter John Pons, MD

  • Florence, AL
  • Vascular surgeon
NPI1205814019PAC ID2860497278
Medicare services, 2024
592
Medicare patients, 2024
313
Part D claims, 2024
722
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1701 Veterans Drive, Florence, AL 35630
Practice phone
Call (256) 768-8400
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

North Alabama Medical Center

Hospital · Florence, Alabama

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Dr. Peter John Pons is a vascular surgeon in Florence, Alabama

Dr. Pons practices at North Alabama Medical Center in Florence, Alabama, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Pons' NPI, 1205814019, was assigned on January 3, 2006. Dr. Pons graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Pons holds Alabama license 26965.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2860497278
NPI enumeration date
January 3, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(256) 768-8400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
70
Medical school graduation
1982

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

Dr. Peter John Pons practices at North Alabama Medical Center in Florence, Alabama

Dr. Pons' primary practice is North Alabama Medical Center, at 1701 Veterans Drive, Florence, AL 35630 in Lauderdale County. The practice phone is (256) 768-8400.

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Dr. Peter John Pons is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Pons' primary practice is North Alabama Medical Center in Florence, Alabama, part of Lifepoint Health. The medical group on file is Loretto Family Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pons to 2 more home health agencies, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Peter John Pons' practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
North Alabama Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Peter John Pons is one of 64 vascular surgeons in Alabama

Vascular surgery is Dr. Pons' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Pons is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Vascular surgery, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 26965 · taxonomy 2086S0129X

Vascular surgeons near Dr. Pons

Counts of vascular 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. Peter John Pons billed Medicare for 592 services in 2024

CMS data shows 592 Medicare services from Dr. Pons across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 313 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,034 for them.

Medicare services, 2024592
Medicare patients313
Paid by Medicare$50,034
Procedure codes12

Dr. Pons' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2812024: 280No change
Tests and treatments
2023: 1192024: 15127%
Other services
2023: 02024: 125
Surgery
2023: 372024: 363%

Where Dr. Pons' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office40568%
  • In a facility18732%

Dr. Pons compared with the Alabama median for vascular surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Pons
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
592vs 75922% below
Medicare patients
313vs 3439% below
Part D claims
626vs 2742.3 times

Medians across 57 vascular surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Pons' 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. Peter John Pons treated 313 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 313 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pons in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 135 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.27, 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. Pons' median patient age at 73, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 2024313
Average age74
Average risk score2.27
Also on Medicaid15%

Dr. Pons' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Pons' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13443%
  • Men17957%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Pons' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease60%
  4. Arthritis53%
  5. Diabetes52%
  6. COPD49%
  7. Chronic kidney disease45%
  8. Atrial fibrillation34%

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

Dr. Pons' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men54%

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

Dr. Peter John Pons wrote 722 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Pons wrote 722 Medicare Part D claims for 169 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 626 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $118,548 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 720 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024722
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$118,548
Part D patients169

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

  • Generic521 claims72%
  • Brand-name201 claims28%

Dr. Pons' 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. Pons' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids5%37 of 722 claims
  • Antibiotics4%27 of 722 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: 7202024: 62613%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 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

Dr. Peter John Pons ranks in the 81st percentile for leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) in Medicare

Dr. Pons accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 21 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Pons, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Pons ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow)
81st percentile21 procedures

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

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

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Peter John Pons has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Pons in 2023. Dr. Pons' most frequent co-authors are Scott W. Kujath, MD, Christopher John Kwolek, MD and Kenneth Ouriel, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Pons' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Pons

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Peter John Pons received $89,026 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 263 general payments to Dr. Pons from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education speaker fees make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Cook Medical LLC paid the most, $83,625.

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

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

$89Kin total
  • Education speaker fees$37,18042%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$27,60031%
  • Education$9,00010%
  • Consulting fees$8,2809%
  • Food and beverage$6,9668%

Companies that paid Dr. Pons 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. Peter John Pons graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine

Dr. Pons graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1982.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Peter John Pons'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 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Peter John Pons' NPI number?

Dr. Peter John Pons' NPI number is 1205814019. It was assigned on January 3, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Peter John Pons?

Dr. Peter John Pons is a vascular surgeon in Florence, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Vascular Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0129X).

Where does Dr. Peter John Pons practice?

Dr. Pons practices at 1701 Veterans Drive, Florence, AL 35630. Dr. Pons' primary practice is North Alabama Medical Center in Florence, Alabama, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pons to 2 home health agencies, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Peter John Pons' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Pons is (256) 768-8400.

What is Dr. Peter John Pons' medical license number?

Dr. Pons holds Alabama license 26965.

Which hospitals is Dr. Peter John Pons affiliated with?

Dr. Pons practices at North Alabama Medical Center in Florence, Alabama.

What medical group is Dr. Peter John Pons part of?

Dr. Pons is linked to Loretto Family Care.

Does Dr. Peter John Pons accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pons billed Medicare for 592 services in 2024, and Dr. Pons accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Peter John Pons see?

CMS counts 313 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pons in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Peter John Pons bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Pons' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99214).

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Where did Dr. Peter John Pons go to medical school?

Dr. Pons graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1982.

What drugs does Dr. Peter John Pons prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pons' most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel, Brilinta and Eliquis.

Has Dr. Peter John Pons received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $89,026 in general payments to Dr. Pons from 35 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Cook Medical LLC.

How long has Dr. Peter John Pons been practicing?

Dr. Pons graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.

Does Dr. Peter John Pons do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Pons.

Who does Dr. Peter John Pons publish with?

Dr. Pons' most frequent co-authors are Scott W. Kujath, MD (1 shared paper), Christopher John Kwolek, MD (1 shared paper) and Kenneth Ouriel, MD (1 shared paper).

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