RICHARD EARL COLLINS CRNA
NPI 1053343665
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Northport, AL
About Richard Earl Collins Crna NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
RICHARD EARL COLLINS CRNA (NPI 1053343665) is an individual nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Northport, Alabama, licensed in Alabama (1-039702) and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. He is enrolled in Medicare PECOS.
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses 2
Other Identifiers 3
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Richard Earl Collins Crna is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).
Medicare Billing Reassignments
7Medicare enrollment records show Richard Collins reassigns Medicare billing to 7 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Alabama enrollment
- 15 clinicians in this Medicare group
Birmingham, AL 35233
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Alabama enrollment
- 4,494 clinicians in this Medicare group
Birmingham, AL 35211
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Alabama enrollment
- 690 clinicians in this Medicare group
Florence, AL 35630
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Alabama enrollment
- 189 clinicians in this Medicare group
Laurel, MS 39440
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Mississippi enrollment
- 14 clinicians in this Medicare group
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Mississippi enrollment
- 17 clinicians in this Medicare group
Memphis, TN 38125
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Mississippi enrollment
- 284 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 6
Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.
Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area
Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 35476 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.
Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20
Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.
NORTHPORT, AL 35476
NORTHPORT, AL 35476
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Richard Collins's NPI number?
The NPI number for Richard Collins is 1053343665. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on July 6, 2006.
Where is Richard Collins located?
Richard Collins practices at 2700 Hospital Dr, Northport, AL 35476. The listed phone number is (205) 759-7352.
What is Richard Collins's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered with taxonomy code 367500000X.
Is Richard Collins enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Richard Collins is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.
Which organizations bill Medicare for Richard Collins's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Richard Collins reassigns Medicare benefits to 7 organizations: Vision Correction Center, LLC (Tuscaloosa, AL), University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC (Birmingham, AL), Anesthesiologists Associated PC (Birmingham, AL), Blue Lake Health Alabama, LLC (Florence, AL), Southern Eye Surgery And Laser Center, LLC (Laurel, MS) and 2 more organizations, listed in the Medicare section above. Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Richard Collins's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Richard Collins was last updated on November 3, 2010. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 15 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.
# Richard Earl Collins, CRNA · NPI 1053343665
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered physician in Northport, Alabama. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since July 6, 2006.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1053343665 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** July 6, 2006
- **Primary specialty:** Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · taxonomy 367500000X
- **State license:** 1-039702 (Alabama)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** 2700 HOSPITAL DR, Northport, AL 35476-3360
- **Phone:** (205) 759-7352 · **Fax:** (205) 759-6397
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
- **Ordering & referring:** eligible for Part B labs & imaging
- **Bills Medicare through:** 7 organizations under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R): Vision Correction Center, LLC (NPI 1497817605, Tuscaloosa, AL); University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC (NPI 1164617205, Birmingham, AL); Anesthesiologists Associated PC (NPI 1851371850, Birmingham, AL); Blue Lake Health Alabama, LLC (NPI 1376266726, Florence, AL); Southern Eye Surgery And Laser Center, LLC (NPI 1295244226, Laurel, MS); and 2 more · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** November 3, 2010
- **Other identifiers:** Other 038805 (AL); Medicare ID-Type Unspecified 000073004 (AL); Medicare UPIN R36008 (AL)
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1053343665) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.