Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

James Alford, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Evanston, IL

James Alford, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Evanston, Illinois, and NPI 1154508547, issued on Jan 28, 2008. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1154508547
Name
James Alford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
Practice location
2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Phone
(847) 570-2760
Enumerated
Jan 28, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2650 Ridge Ave

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

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  4. Adrienne Adams, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1578661781
  5. Mary Adams, MDPediatrics Physician1134201205
  6. Isaac Agboola, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1073018289

Verify James Alford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 93.1 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 score80.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $119.48

4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 17,418 providers of this specialty with any payment received $898.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Alford$119.48
  2. Specialty average$898.38

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

77 anesthesiology physician records list a Evanston practice address

They are 77 of the 4,013 NPPES records with a Evanston practice address, and 2,408 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois.

Other anesthesiology physician records in Illinois

  1. Sadiqa Abbas, M.D.Downers Grove, IL1528010634
  2. Ossama Abdellatif, MDBerwyn, IL1760436786
  3. Nadine Abi-Younes, MDChicago, IL1306422589
  4. Hassan Aboumerhi, M.D.Chicago, IL1336528637
  5. Jake Abramowicz, DOChicago, IL1235823782
  6. Antonio Abrego, MDChicago, IL1336236157
  7. Jose Abreu, M.D.Tinley Park, IL1538287388
  8. Max Ackerman, BSChicago, IL1083362644
  9. Sean Adams, M.D.Naperville, IL1598713661
  10. Timothy Ade, MDUrbana, IL1043552672

Common questions

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

James Alford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154508547, issued on Jan 28, 2008. 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 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201. Phone: (847) 570-2760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is James Alford, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.