John R Porterfield Jr., MD

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

28795 Issued in AL

Practice address

5000 Medical West Way Ste 302
Bessemer, AL 35022-7082

Phone

(205) 201-1501

Fax

(800) 395-1146

NPI assigned

Jan 17, 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

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

General Surgery

Education

University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2002

Medicare assignment

May accept Medicare assignment

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Medical West, an Affiliate of Uab Health System Hospital, Bessemer, AL, CCN 010114
• University of Alabama Hospital Hospital, Birmingham, AL, CCN 010033

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Apex PA Surgical Services, LLC

  • Physician Assistant
  • Bessemer, AL
  • NPI 1861292914
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• Clarus Surgery, LLC

  • Surgery Physician
  • Bessemer, AL
  • NPI 1043010192
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official

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

• Medical West Hospital Authority, an Affiliate of Uab Health System

  dba UAB Medical West

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bessemer, AL
  • NPI 1790896710
  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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            "address_1": "5000 MEDICAL WEST WAY STE 302",
            "city": "BESSEMER",
            "state": "AL",
            "postal_code": "350227082",
            "telephone_number": "205-201-1501",
            "fax_number": "800-325-1146"
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    "basic": {
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        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-01-17",
        "last_updated": "2025-11-18",
        "certification_date": "2025-11-18",
        "status": "A"
    },
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• Surgery Physician in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 18, 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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