Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Willie L Gilford Jr., MD

Individual provider Emergency Medicine Physician · NPI 1578545810

Willie L Gilford Jr., MD practises Emergency Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1997, 29 years ago. Practices with Alteon Health Alabama, LLC, a 42-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Alabama.

Years since qualifying
29
Trained at
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
Licensed in
AL
In the registry since
2005
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1806 Sixth Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35249-0001
Phone: (205) 975-7389
Fax: (205) 975-4662
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 619 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35233-1900 — (205) 934-3411

Specialties & licences

Emergency Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207P00000X · Licence MD.23317 (AL)
Emergency Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207P00000X · Licence 23317 (AL)

Record details

NPI number1578545810
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedNovember 14, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJune 29, 2023

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyEMERGENCY MEDICINE
Medical schoolMEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1997 (29 years in practice)
Group practice Alteon Health Alabama, Llc — 42 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients446
Services billed 537 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $71 2 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Alteon Health Alabama, LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 42 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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