Alex Howard Gifford, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Cleveland, OH
Alex Howard Gifford, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1750397188, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35.142337, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Howard Gifford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 35.142337 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
- Phone
- (216) 286-7415
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (216) 201-8167
- Medicaid ID
- 0443022 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210524000451); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex Howard Gifford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.142337Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trikafta152 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa66 claims
- Azithromycin55 claims
- Omeprazole46 claims
- Creon37 claims
- Zenpep28 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): 79.5 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Hospitals Medical Group IncCleveland, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Howard Gifford among 659 pulmonary disease physician records in Ohio
Alex Howard Gifford, M.D. is one of 659 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Ohio
There are 659 pulmonary disease physician records in Ohio.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Elliott Dasenbrook, MDCleveland, OH 441061780772632
- Rodney Folz, M.D., PH.D.Cleveland, OH 441061609959865
- Olivia Giddings, MD PHDCleveland, OH 441061659534089
- Rana Hejal, MDCleveland, OH 441061568488765
- Kristin Highland, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441061740384528
Common questions
What is Alex Howard Gifford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alex Howard Gifford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750397188, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Howard Gifford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44106. Phone: (216) 286-7415. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Howard Gifford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.142337, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alex Howard Gifford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Howard Gifford, M.D. had 1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alex Howard Gifford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 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.