John David Christein, MD
NPI 1508809328ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Birmingham, AL
Surgery (MD) in Birmingham, Alabama, trained at Rush Medical College of Rush University (class of 1998). In 2024 Medicare paid $139,445 for 148 patients, and Part D covered 164 of their prescriptions, 82% of them generic. Boston Scientific Corporation was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $448.62 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1508809328 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 18, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 26740 | AL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 148 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 562 across 81 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $139,445 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 164 · 178 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 61 |
| Total drug cost | $54,986 |
| Generic share | 82% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Rush Medical College of Rush University |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1998 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Birmingham Hematology Oncology Assoc LLCBirmingham, AL · 32 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL
- Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$448.62 · 9 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$409.31 · 10 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $124.25 | 1 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | $113.43 | 1 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $68.49 | 1 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $34.68 | 1 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $26.57 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$380.13 · 8 payments
- Education$68.49 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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