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Edward Lyle Cain Jr., MD

NPI 1578538112ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine· Birmingham, AL

Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine (MD) in Birmingham, Alabama, trained at University of Alabama School of Medicine (class of 1994). 234 Medicare patients in 2024, $139,046 paid; nearly all of their 1,107 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Arthrex, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,980,039 in all, mostly royalties and licenses.

Overview

NPI1578538112
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedFeb 17, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 6, 2025
Certified by providerMay 6, 2025

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine Primary207XX0005XMD22442AL
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000XMD22442AL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (AL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients234
Services billed1,283 across 49 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$139,046

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,107 · 1,139 30-day fills
Patients327
Total drug cost$18,475
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine
Graduation year1994
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$2,980,039 · 45 payments from 6 companies
  • 2024$3,203,780 · 55 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Royalty or License$2,975,467 · 4 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$3,078 · 15 payments
  • Food and Beverage$1,495 · 26 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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