NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician NPI 1447693833 M.D.
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Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in Athens, Georgia.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,094 in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
16K
Medicare Part D claims · 1K beneficiaries · Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 6% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$574.29
24 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
James Ashford, M.D. carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 16,202 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 16K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 94%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about James Ashford, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1447693833), first enumerated 04/16/2013.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 16,202 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$574.29 in reported industry payments (24 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1447693833 · Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-HEAVY · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1447693833
- ENUM-MID 2013
- TAX-NARROW 4,094
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-HEAVY 16K claims
- BOOK-THIN 130 in Georgia
- PHOTO-ENUM Blake Watterworth · 2013
James Ashford, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
16,202 ≥ 98th percentile 98% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
James Ashford, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about James Ashford, M.D.?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
16,202 9× vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Georgia
How Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician compares to other specialties among Georgia providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1447693833 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/16/2013 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for James Ashford, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$574
Largest payer
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
James Ashford, M.D. - brand share 6.0%
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician average
6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 16,202 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
16,202
Total Claims
$987K
Total Drug Cost
1,205
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 16,527.9
- Total Day Supply
- 449,528
- Brand vs Generic
- 6% brand / 94% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $441K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $546K
- Opioid Claims
- 10,696 (66.0% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 66.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.89
- Gender Split
- 62% female / 38% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 447, 65-74: 529, 75-84: 199, 85+: 30
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What James Ashford, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
3,401 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
3,001 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl
Oxycodone Hcl
1,733 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl 759
Buprenorphine Hcl
759 claims
- Pregabalin 707
Pregabalin
707 claims
- Gabapentin 557
Gabapentin
557 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 496
Tramadol Hcl
496 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er 427
Morphine Sulfate Er
427 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 3,401 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 3,001 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 1,733 |
| Buprenorphine Hcl | 759 |
| Pregabalin | 707 |
| Gabapentin | 557 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 496 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er Morphine Sulfate | 427 |
| Buprenorphine | 385 |
| Celecoxib | 360 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Overview
How James Ashford, M.D. fits within the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician landscape nationally.
4,094
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
1,731
Avg Claims per Provider
James Ashford, M.D.'s 16,202 claims are above the specialty average of 1,731.
Nationwide Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Ashford, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2013)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in Georgia
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Georgia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ashford.
One of 130 Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers enrolled in Georgia, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Natalie Abercrombie
M.D.
Augusta, GA
Dr. Thomas Adair
MD
Marietta, GA
Dr. Mitchell Agyeman-Duah
MD
Augusta, GA
Dr. Vats Ambai
MD
Columbus, GA
Dr. Rebecca Atha
M.D.
Augusta, GA
Compare Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is James Ashford, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
James Ashford, M.D. specializes in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician and practices in Athens, Georgia. Credentials: M.D..
How much does James Ashford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, James Ashford, M.D. wrote 16,202 Medicare Part D claims totaling $987K in drug costs for 1,205 beneficiaries.
What is James Ashford, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
James Ashford, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is James Ashford, M.D. located? ▼
James Ashford, M.D. is located at 1000 HAWTHORNE AVE STE J, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 286-8344.
What is James Ashford, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
James Ashford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447693833, issued on 04/16/2013.
Does James Ashford, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
James Ashford, M.D.'s prescribing is 6% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $441K in brand drug costs.
Does James Ashford, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, James Ashford, M.D. had 10,696 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 66.0%.
How many Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,094 Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider writes 1,731 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does James Ashford, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Ashford, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does James Ashford, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
James Ashford, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 16,202 Part D claims and 1,205 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify James Ashford, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
James Ashford, M.D.'s NPI is 1447693833 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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