Joseph Richard Hegedus, DO

Primary specialty

Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X

License

DO.4088 Issued in AL

Practice address

1720 University Blvd
Birmingham, AL 35233-1816

Phone

(205) 934-4011

NPI assigned

Apr 1, 2022

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Emergency Medicine

Education

Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, 2022

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Paragon Contracting Services LLCGroup PAC ID 3971417825, 404 clinicians

University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCGroup PAC ID 1951213107, 2,784 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• University of Alabama Hospital Hospital, Birmingham, AL, CCN 010033
• St Vincent's Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL, CCN 010056
• St Vincent's St Clair Hospital, Pell City, AL, CCN 010130

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jhegedus407733@christushealth.direct-ci.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Paragon Contracting Services LLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1225071459
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC.

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1093768723
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1164617205
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• St. Vincent's Birmingham

  dba Ascension St. Vincent's Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1841298999
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Vincent's St. Clair, LLC

  dba Ascension St. Vincent's St. Clair

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pell City, AL
  • NPI 1992809305
  Care Compare affiliation
• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1154435824
  Care Compare affiliation
• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1447145818
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "state": "AL",
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            "telephone_number": "205-934-4011"
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• Christiaan Marshall Heersink, MD
• Avery Manning Heffernan, NBC-HWC
• Emory William Heffernan, PSI
• Aparna Madhukeshwar Hegde, M.D
• Brittany Hegde, MD
• Jay T Heidecker, M.D.
• Carrie Tindol Heidrich, DPT
• Mary Elizabeth Heilig
• Robert H Heilpern, MD
• Jennifer L Heim

• Emergency Medicine Physician in Birmingham, AL
• Providers in Birmingham, AL by specialty
• Emergency Medicine Physician in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 25, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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