Organization Active NPI

Medical West Hospital Authority, an Affiliate of Uab Health System

Doing business as Medical Center Pharmacy

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Bessemer, AL
National Provider Identifier
1538179940
Registry record updated Dec 9, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Community/Retail PharmacyTaxonomy code 3336C0003X
Legal business name
MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM
Doing business as
Medical Center Pharmacy
Practice address
5000 Medical West Way
Bessemer, AL 35022-7082
Phone
(205) 426-3784
Fax
(205) 426-3763
NPI assigned
Aug 8, 2006
Last updated
Dec 9, 2025By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
Yes
Parent organization
MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEMAs reported in NPPES

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Dec 9, 2025

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

Authorized official

Name
Meredith Ellen Lutz
Title
Medical Staff
Phone
(205) 481-7865

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Pharmacy 333600000X
Pharmacist 183500000X 3739957 AL
Community/Retail Pharmacy 3336C0003X Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

5000 Medical West Way
Bessemer, AL 35022-7082

Mailing address

5000 Medical West Way
Bessemer, AL 35022-7082
Phone (205) 426-3784

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
144259MedicaidAL

Other names 1

  • Medical Center Pharmacy Doing business as

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Part of
Medical West Hospital Authority an Affiliate of Uab Health System

Locations

5000 Medical West Way
Bessemer, AL 35022
Phone (205) 481-7312

985 9th Ave SW
Bessemer, AL 35022
Phone (205) 481-7312

985 9th Ave SW
Ste 100
Bessemer, AL 35022
Phone (205) 426-3784

Ownership & related parties

Parent organization (reported in NPPES) 1

This organization reports itself as a subpart in NPPES; the parent’s legal name matches this organization in the same state.

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 1

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles, and the practitioner matching its NPPES authorized official.

NPI Registry JSON

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

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}

Other providers in Bessemer, AL

Sources for this page

  • NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 9, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
  • National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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