John B Casterline, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

17130 Issued in AL

Practice address

4600 Highway 280 Ste 200
Birmingham, AL 35242-5186

Phone

(205) 716-6900

Fax

(205) 939-0242

NPI assigned

Jun 6, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 7

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

Thoracic SurgeryAlso: Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery

Education

University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal), 1988

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Affinity Cardio-Thoracic Specialists LLCGroup PAC ID 0547548406, 12 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Enhabit Home Health Home health agency, Hoover, AL, CCN 017009
• Amedisys Home Health of Anniston Home health agency, Anniston, AL, CCN 017305
• Grandview Medical Center Hospital, Birmingham, AL, CCN 010104
• Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center Hospital, Anniston, AL, CCN 010078
• Coosa Valley Medical Center Hospital, Sylacauga, AL, CCN 010164

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

88.18 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

71.02

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: john.casterline.1@9954.direct.athenahealth.com

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.

• Affinity Cardio-Thoracic Specialists LLC

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Vestavia, AL
  • NPI 1366895674
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

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

• Affinity Hospital LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1023061405
  Care Compare affiliation
• Amedisys Alabama, LLC

  • Home Health Agency
  • Anniston, AL
  • NPI 1245298892
  Care Compare affiliation
• Eh Health Home Health of Birmingham, LLC

  • Home Health Agency
  • Hoover, AL
  • NPI 1629539077
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sylacauga Health Care Authority Inc

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Sylacauga, AL
  • NPI 1972527265
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Health Care Authority of the City of Anniston

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Anniston, AL
  • NPI 1003996000
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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}

• Demetria Cass
• Anna Christine Cassels, CRNP
• Jennifer Maiko Castaneda Knight
• Paul F Castellanos, MD
• Lori A Casterlin, LCSW
• Stephanie A. Casterline, CRNA
• Leah Castille
• Abigayle Marie Castine, MD, MS
• Castle Medical, LLC
• Robert P Castleberry, M.D.

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Birmingham, AL
• Providers in Birmingham, AL by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 20, 2026; 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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