James Alford, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Chelsea, MI
James Alford, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chelsea, Michigan, and NPI 1427026624, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301086064, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Alford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 4301086064 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 128 Van Buren St, Chelsea, MI 48118
- Phone
- (734) 475-8677
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050722000500); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Alford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301086064Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,332 Medicare Part D claims for 638 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 390 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium639 claims
- Lisinopril419 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate415 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium326 claims
- Metformin Hcl277 claims
- Omeprazole240 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Iha Health Services CorporationClinton, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Alford among 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan
James Alford, M.D. is one of 6,013 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 75% 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, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 3,493 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 58% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chelsea
They are 33 of the 500 NPPES records with a practice address in Chelsea, and 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is James Alford, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Alford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427026624, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Alford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 128 Van Buren St, Chelsea, MI, 48118. Phone: (734) 475-8677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Alford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301086064, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Alford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Alford, M.D. had 9,332 Medicare Part D claims for 638 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.