NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750397188
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 11100 Euclid Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Evi Abada, MD, MSAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1528563541
  2. Mujjahid Abbas, MDSurgery Physician1861632994
  3. Aleena Abbasi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710737614
  4. Julia Abbass, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1730130089
  5. Araam AbboudStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518800135
  6. Salim-Tamuz Abboud, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1477845311

Verify Alex Howard Gifford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Alex Gifford1,015
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trikafta152 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa66 claims
  3. Azithromycin55 claims
  4. Omeprazole46 claims
  5. Creon37 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Ohio

There are 659 pulmonary disease physician records in Ohio.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in Ohio

  1. Mustafa Abas, M.D.,Chardon, OH1720392988
  2. Rami Abboud, MDLorain, OH1487854972
  3. Mohammed AbdallaCleveland, OH1003268343
  4. Rania Abdallah, MDCleveland, OH1619105434
  5. Mamoun Abdoh, MDCleveland, OH1982868196
  6. Rania Abdul Rahman, MDCleveland, OH1144575341
  7. Wajdy Abi SalehCleveland, OH1790456861
  8. Dany Abou Abdallah, MDZanesville, OH1033190178
  9. Matthew Aboudara, M.D.Columbus, OH1659475135
  10. Loutfi Aboussouan, M.D.Cleveland, OH1790747715

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.