Dr. Steven W. Fox, M.D.
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 167
Licensed in Alabama since 2022, according to the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
AL license 44541 (first issued 2022; active) -
Internal Medicine Physician
PA license MD463776
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL
Medical groups
- University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC (2,814 clinicians)
- Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority An Affiliate of Uab (91 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 167
- Services billed
- 412
- Patients’ average age
- 69
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 83 | 40 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 60 | 60 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 43 | 24 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 41 | 41 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 35 | 20 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 22 | 22 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 17 | 11 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 17 | 17 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 45 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 31 |
| Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 29 |
| Azithromycin Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 28 |
| Furosemide Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 23 |
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 16 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 16 |
| Dupixent Pen (dupilumab) Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 14 |
| Voriconazole | 14 |
| Wixela Inhub (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.