# Nicholas Echemendia, MD

Source: https://ourhealthnetwork.com/doctor/nicholas-echemendia-md-1144583436
NPI: 1144583436
Data source: CMS NPI Registry (DAC), refreshed monthly

## Quick facts

Nicholas Echemendia, MD is a internal medicine based in Birmingham, AL practicing at Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, Llc with NPI 1144583436.

## Profile

- Primary specialty: Internal Medicine
- Credential: MD
- Gender: Male
- Medical school: CLVLND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MED OF CASE WSTN RSV UNIVERSITY
- Graduation year: 2011
- NPI: 1144583436 ([NPPES record](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1144583436))

## Practice and contact

- Practice name: Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, Llc
- Address: 2050 Gadsden Hwy, Suite 104, Birmingham, AL, 352353260
- Phone: (205) 655-7231
- Group practice size: 195 members

## CMS quality measures (MIPS)

- Overall MIPS final score: 75.00/100

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program. MIPS scores reflect Medicare provider performance on quality, cost, and care improvement measures.

## Insurance accepted (6 networks)

This provider is in network with the following insurance carriers, based on federal Transparency in Coverage filings and FHIR provider directories:

- [Highmark BCBS Delaware](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/highmark-bcbs-delaware) — 11 plans
- [Highmark BCBS WV](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/highmark-bcbs-wv) — 6 plans
- [BCBS Alabama](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/bcbs-alabama) — 3 plans
- [Aetna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/aetna) — 2 plans
- [Highmark BCBS Pennsylvania](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/highmark-bcbs-pennsylvania) — 1 plan
- [Medicare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/medicare) — 1 plan

To verify a specific plan covers Nicholas Echemendia, use the [OurHealthNetwork Insurance Matcher](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/tools/insurance-matcher?npis=1144583436).

## Industry payments disclosure (CMS Open Payments)

Per CMS Open Payments data (most recent year 2024), this provider has received 63 disclosed payments from medical industry sources totaling approximately $1,178.

Largest disclosed payer: Novo Nordisk Inc ($337 cumulative).

Source: CMS Open Payments program (federal financial-transparency dataset). Industry payment disclosures do not imply any wrongdoing; many are legitimate consulting fees, research support, or speaker honoraria.

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