NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Podiatrist NPI 1356444988 DPM
Verify on CMS → David Alder, DPM
Podiatrist in Decatur, Georgia.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,602 in Podiatrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
174
Medicare Part D claims · 93 beneficiaries · Podiatrist avg: 320
Generic prescribing
80%
generic claims · 20% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
92.3/100
▲ 9 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$426.5
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
David Alder, DPM reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92.3/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 174 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 92.3/100
- MIPS score · +9 vs avg
- 174
- Part D claims, 2024
- 80%
- generic prescribing
- $426.5
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about David Alder, DPM
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1356444988), first enumerated 09/07/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 174 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92.3/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$426.5 in reported industry payments (3 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1356444988 · Podiatrist
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1356444988
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 11K Podiatrist
- MIPS-ABOVE 92.3/100
- RX-LIGHT 174
- BOOK-THIN 228 in Georgia
- PHOTO-FINISH Michael Barkin · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Mary White · low…
Mary White
92.2 MIPS pts
- Alder · this pro…
Alder · this provider
92.3 MIPS pts
- Jordan Ciner · h…
Jordan Ciner
92.3 MIPS pts
- Michael Barkin ·…
Michael Barkin
92.3 MIPS pts
- Kwangsu Kim · near
Kwangsu Kim
92.3 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
David Alder, DPM's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
92 ≥ 66th percentile 66% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where David Alder, DPM sits
This provider among podiatrist peers
Across the 2,362 podiatrist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, David Alder, DPM writes more Part D claims than 42% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 78% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one podiatrist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is David Alder, DPM. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about David Alder, DPM?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Podiatrist
Medicare Part D claims
174 46% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
92.3/100 8.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Georgia
How Podiatrist compares to other specialties among Georgia providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
David Alder, DPM's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Podiatrist national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 92.3/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1356444988 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Podiatrist |
| Credentials | DPM |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 09/07/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
92.2614
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
73.8353
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where David Alder, DPM bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
The Emory Clinic Inc
Atlanta, GA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for David Alder, DPM. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$427
Largest payer
Stryker Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
David Alder, DPM - brand share 20.0%
Podiatrist average
20% brand-name claims vs 80% generic, on 174 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
174
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
93
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 195
- Total Day Supply
- 3,067
- Brand vs Generic
- 20% brand / 80% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $2K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $1K
- Opioid Claims
- 25 (14.4% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 62
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.74
- Gender Split
- 62% female / 38% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 15, 65-74: 38, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What David Alder, DPM prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
36 claims
- Silver Sulfadiazine
Silver Sulfadiazine
28 claims
- Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen
25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
24 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl
Clindamycin Hcl
18 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Cephalexin | 36 |
| Silver Sulfadiazine | 28 |
| Ibuprofen | 25 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 24 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 18 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Podiatrist Overview
How David Alder, DPM fits within the Podiatrist landscape nationally.
10,602
Podiatrist Providers in US
54
States with Podiatrist
320
Avg Claims per Provider
David Alder, DPM's 174 claims are below the specialty average of 320.
Nationwide Podiatrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Alder, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (92.3 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Podiatrist Providers in Georgia
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Georgia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Alder.
One of 228 Podiatrist providers enrolled in Georgia, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Zaheer Ahammad
DPM
Lawrenceville, GA
Dr. Khatija Ahmed
DPM
Austell, GA
Dr. Mohammed Ahmeduddin
DPM
Lawrenceville, GA
Erika Allison
Smyrna, GA
Dr. Kendra Anderson
DPM
Fort Moore, GA
Compare Podiatrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is David Alder, DPM's specialty? ▼
David Alder, DPM specializes in Podiatrist and practices in Decatur, Georgia. Credentials: DPM.
How much does David Alder, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, David Alder, DPM wrote 174 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for 93 beneficiaries.
What is David Alder, DPM's Medicare quality score? ▼
David Alder, DPM has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 92.3/100 (Quality: 73.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is David Alder, DPM located? ▼
David Alder, DPM is located at 2801 N DECATUR RD STE 295, Decatur, GA, 30033. Phone: (404) 778-0204.
What is David Alder, DPM's NPI number? ▼
David Alder, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356444988, issued on 09/07/2006.
Does David Alder, DPM prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
David Alder, DPM's prescribing is 20% brand-name and 80% generic drugs by claim count, with $2K in brand drug costs.
Does David Alder, DPM prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, David Alder, DPM had 25 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 14.4%.
How many Podiatrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 10,602 Podiatrist providers across 54 states in the US. The average Podiatrist provider writes 320 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does David Alder, DPM prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, David Alder, DPM's most frequently prescribed drugs include Cephalexin, Silver Sulfadiazine, Ibuprofen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does David Alder, DPM accept Medicare? ▼
David Alder, DPM appears in CMS Medicare data with 174 Part D claims and 93 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify David Alder, DPM's credentials? ▼
David Alder, DPM's NPI is 1356444988 with credentials DPM. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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