NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James D. Albert, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Colorado Springs, CO

James D. Albert, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1629020144, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0029347, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629020144
Name
James D. Albert
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
DR.0029347 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10807 New Allegience Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Phone
(719) 550-8346
Enumerated
May 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 17, 2026
Fax
(719) 550-0304
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050117000447); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1982
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score95.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $65.13

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Albert$65.13
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

James D. Albert among 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado

James D. Albert, M.D. is one of 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 78% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2000 among the 58 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Colorado

There are 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michelle Dewing, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201306933775
  2. John Cho, M.D.Fort Carson, CO 809131730159948
  3. Burt Fowler, MDColorado Springs, CO 809101043246366
  4. Nicholas Augelli, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091174592414
  5. Martin Beggs, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091629072228
  6. Matthew Blum, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091659348480
  7. Crystal Erickson, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091487863700
  8. Raja Gopaldas, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091982849451

Common questions

What is James D. Albert, M.D.'s NPI number?

James D. Albert, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629020144, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James D. Albert, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10807 New Allegience Dr, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921. Phone: (719) 550-8346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James D. Albert, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0029347, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is James D. Albert, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.5 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.