Heather C. James, MD
Allergy & Immunology Physician · Huntsville, AL
Heather C. James, MD is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1659359370, issued on Jan 3, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 25896, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather C. James
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
- License number
- 25896 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4021 Balmoral Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (256) 382-0070
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 382-0089
- Medicaid ID
- 529910560 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040623000977); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4021 Balmoral Dr SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Karen ConnFamily Nurse Practitioner1558015511
- Kelly Durham, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1831148220
- Mary Knight, CRNPNurse Practitioner1316925944
- Becky Raby, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1295712933
- Lon Raby, MDDermatology Physician1508844937
- Mary Railey, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1144499823
Verify Heather C. James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25896Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average allergy & immunology physician in 2024
394 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 2,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dupixent Syringe69 claims
- Azelastine Hcl33 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide33 claims
- Famotidine23 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19 claims
- Epinephrine17 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): 54.5 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: $555.16
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 2,496 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,321.81 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allergy,asthma And Clinical Immunology Specialists, P.C.Huntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather C. James among 27 allergy & immunology physician records in Alabama
Heather C. James, MD is one of 27 allergy & immunology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% 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 26% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 26% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1998 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207K00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 27 allergy & immunology physician records in Alabama.
All 27 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Allergy & Immunology Physician nationwide →
The 8 allergy & immunology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kaleswara Rao Allamneni, M.DHuntsville, AL 358011528179165
- Becky Raby, MDHuntsville, AL 358011295712933
- Mary Railey, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011144499823
- David Frazer, M.DMontgomery, AL 361111730140617
- David Frazer, M.D.Montgomery, AL 361111710089503
- Margaret Jakes, M.DMontgomery, AL 361111154381598
- Harry Lee, M.D.,Montgomery, AL 361111225029259
- John Dishuck, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354041225019706
Common questions
What is Heather C. James, MD's NPI number?
Heather C. James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659359370, issued on Jan 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather C. James, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4021 Balmoral Dr SW, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 382-0070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather C. James, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 25896, 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 Heather C. James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather C. James, MD had 394 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather C. James, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 54.5 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.