Carl Taylor Geraldson
NPI 1659767671ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Alabaster, AL
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Alabaster, Alabama, trained at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (class of 2015). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $109,487 for 89 patients in 2024, with only 17 Part D claims. Bolton Medical Inc was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,197 in all, mostly travel and lodging.
Overview
| NPI | 1659767671 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 27, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | 87813 | SC |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
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 - Thoracic Surgery (AL); Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 89 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 245 across 54 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $109,487 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 17 · 17 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $28.74 |
| Generic share | 76% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2015 |
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
Medical groups
- Baptist Health Centers LLCBirmingham, AL · 198 clinicians
- Stv Cardiothoracic Surgeons LLCBirmingham, AL · 17 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL
- Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL
- Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL
- St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Other facilities
- Enhabit Home HealthHome health agency · Hoover, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,197 · 24 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$3,264 · 33 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Medical Inc | $1,374 | 7 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $528.02 | 8 |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (DBA Corza Medical) | $108.83 | 4 |
| Abiomed | $97.06 | 1 |
| Atricure, Inc. | $37.51 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$1,374 · 7 payments
- Food and Beverage$822.21 · 17 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records