NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David E. James, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Huntsville, AL

David E. James, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1003802497, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 33465, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003802497
Name
David E. James
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
33465 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
46 Shields RD, Huntsville, AL 35811
Phone
(256) 382-3680
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 6, 2022
Fax
(256) 382-3588
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141002001675); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1998
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 46 Shields RD

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

  1. Jessica Genovy, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1437700606
  2. R Morrow, D.O, F.A.C.E.P, P.AUndersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1538118815
  3. Amber Porter, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821665696

Verify David E. James in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,168 Medicare Part D claims for 519 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. David James1,168
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Azelastine Hcl138 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate121 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone77 claims
  4. Cefdinir76 claims
  5. Azithromycin50 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa45 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $87.86

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.

  1. David James$87.86
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. American Family Care, LLCHuntsville, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David E. James among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama

David E. James, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

168 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Huntsville

They are 168 of the 5,555 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntsville, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rinkesh Patel, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358111316238231
  2. Archana Rastogi, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358111427047885
  3. Kathleen Dupper, MDHuntsville, AL 358101023184017
  4. Sherry Lewis, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358101093828931
  5. Rupa Shiva, MBBSHuntsville, AL 358121215147905
  6. Michael Cooke, DORedstone Arsenal, AL 358091750356341
  7. Ronald Frye, MDRedstone Arsenal, AL 358091194790287
  8. Siddharta Nandi, MDHuntsville, AL 358091114121696

Common questions

What is David E. James, MD's NPI number?

David E. James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003802497, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David E. James, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 46 Shields RD, Huntsville, AL, 35811. Phone: (256) 382-3680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David E. James, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 33465, 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 David E. James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David E. James, MD had 1,168 Medicare Part D claims for 519 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.