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Dr. Joel L Bridgewater, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician in Muscle Shoals, AL · enumerated 2006.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1407944796

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Joel L Bridgewater

Credential M.D.

Sex Male

Practice address 1110 E 6th St Ste D, Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661

Phone (256) 397-8842

Enumeration date Oct 11, 2006

Last updated in NPPES Apr 7, 2021

Taxonomy & licenses

207L00000X Anesthesiology Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License LL27993 (SC) Secondary

207P00000X Emergency Medicine Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License MD.32800 (AL) Primary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
102I935745	Other	AL	MEDICARE
P01309083	Medicaid	MS	-
156039	Medicaid	AL	-

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Is NPI 1407944796 active?

Yes, as of the latest NPPES snapshot, NPI 1407944796 is active (record last updated 2021-04-07).

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2021-04-07.