Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Robert Joseph Edwards, MD

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1659662575

Dr. Robert Joseph Edwards, MD is registered under Family Practice in Alexander City, Alabama. Graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2011, 15 years ago. Practices with Russell Hospital Corporation, a 48-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Alabama.

Years since qualifying
15
Trained at
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Licensed in
AL
In the registry since
2011
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

44 Aliant Pkwy
Alexander City, AL 35010-3426 Not confirmed with CMS for 12 years — call before visiting
Phone: (256) 234-4131
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence 31826 (AL)

Record details

NPI number1659662575
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 26, 2011
Last updated in NPPESJuly 27, 2014

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2011 (15 years in practice)
Group practice Russell Hospital Corporation — 48 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

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 patients377
Services billed 1,353 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age82

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $1,133 48 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Education $9 1 payment · educational material or training, not a fee

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Russell Medical Center Hospital · Alexander City, AL
  • The East Alabama Healthcare Authority Hospital · Opelika, AL
  • Baptist Medical Center South Hospital · Montgomery, AL
  • Lake Martin Community Hospital Hospital · Dadeville, AL
  • Amedisys Home Health Of Anniston Home health agency · Anniston, AL
  • Enhabit Home Health Home health agency · Troy, AL
  • Lake Martin Home Health Home health agency · Dadeville, AL
  • Prohealth Home Health Home health agency · Auburn, AL
  • Ivy Creek Hospice Hospice · Dadeville, AL
  • Southerncare New Beacon - Anniston Hospice · Anniston, AL

Colleagues at Russell Hospital Corporation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 48 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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