James Edward Alderson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
James Edward Alderson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1609808823, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 13187, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Edward Alderson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 13187 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7191 Cahaba Valley RD, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 930-2060
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 930-2063
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Edward Alderson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13187Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
913 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium73 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium50 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate46 claims
- Losartan Potassium29 claims
- Meloxicam28 claims
- Gabapentin26 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: $36.27
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is James Edward Alderson, MD's NPI number?
James Edward Alderson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609808823, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Edward Alderson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7191 Cahaba Valley RD, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 930-2060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Edward Alderson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 13187, 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 James Edward Alderson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Edward Alderson, MD had 913 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.