Alaina J. James, MD, PHD
Dermatology Physician · Ambridge, PA
Alaina J. James, MD, PHD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1366502320, issued on Dec 11, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alaina J. James
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MD PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 549 Merchant St, Ambridge, PA 15003
- Phone
- (412) 550-0595
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2025
- Fax
- (412) 520-7740
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Alaina J. James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MDCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
1 dermatology physician records list a practice address in Ambridge
They are 1 of the 69 NPPES records with a practice address in Ambridge, and 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Alaina J. James, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Alaina J. James, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366502320, issued on Dec 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alaina J. James, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 549 Merchant St, Ambridge, PA, 15003. Phone: (412) 550-0595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alaina J. James, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alaina J. James, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alaina J. James, MD, PHD had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alaina J. James, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.