Brian Ray James, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Decatur, AL
Brian Ray James, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1932356110, issued on Aug 19, 2008. Check the license (Alabama MD.29747, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Ray James
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD.29747 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 Somerville RD SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 350-7887
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110125000765); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Ray James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.29747Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,929 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 348 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium625 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium412 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium384 claims
- Omeprazole370 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate292 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate270 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 12.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,057.70
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Brian Ray James among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Brian Ray James, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 28 of the 1,185 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Brian Ray James, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Ray James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932356110, issued on Aug 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Ray James, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Somerville RD SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 350-7887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Ray James, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.29747, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Ray James, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Ray James, M.D. had 11,929 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Ray James, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 12.1 of 100. 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.