Susan Buckingham, M.D.
Susan Buckingham, M.D. is a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Birmingham, AL, registered under NPI 1073589388.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 1400 6TH AVE S, Birmingham, AL 35233. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 24922 | AL | Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal… primary |
This provider holds licence 24922 issued in AL. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Hospice/palliative Care
- PAC ID
- 6406123975
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Hospice/palliative Care. This means the provider is enrolled to bill Medicare, though it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Hospice and Palliative Medicine covers
An internal medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 207RH0002X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1073589388 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Feb 27, 2006 |
| Last updated | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Practice address |
1400 6TH AVE S Birmingham, AL 35233 (205) 933-9110 Fax (205) 930-1156 |
| Mailing address |
619 19TH ST S Birmingham, AL 35249 |
| Other identifiers |
51005676
· BLUE SHIELD OF AL. (AL) 303749373 (AL) 303769373 (AL) 303799373 (AL) 51005675 · BLUE SHIELD OF AL. (AL) 051513571 · BLUE SHIELD OF AL. (AL) 303719373 (AL) 303739373 (AL) 303709373 (AL) 51005681 · BLUE SHIELD OF AL. (AL) |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
Sum = 62 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 8 · actual last digit = 8
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.