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Willie L Gilford Jr., MD

Emergency Medicine Physician in Birmingham, AL · enumerated 2005 · practices at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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

National Provider Identifier

1578545810

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Willie L Gilford Jr.

Credential MD

Sex Male

Practice address 1806 Sixth Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35249

Phone (205) 975-7389

Fax (205) 975-4662

Enumeration date Nov 14, 2005

Last updated in NPPES Jun 29, 2023

Taxonomy & licenses

207P00000X Emergency Medicine Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 23317 (AL) Secondary

207P00000X Emergency Medicine Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License MD.23317 (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
1578545810	Other	AL	TRICARE SOUTH
510-99064	Other	AL	BCBS
515-41984	Other	AL	BCBS
051559731	Medicaid	AL	-
009938590	Medicaid	AL	-

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What is the NPI number for Willie Gilford?

The National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Willie Gilford is 1578545810, a Type 1 (individual) record in the CMS NPPES registry.

Where does Willie Gilford practice?

The practice location on file with NPPES is in Birmingham, AL. Providers can have multiple locations; NPPES lists the primary practice address.

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2023-06-29.