James Henry Blanton, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hoover, AL
James Henry Blanton, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1992810345, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 3558, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Henry Blanton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 3558 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3420 Portsmouth Dr, Hoover, AL 35226
- Phone
- (205) 879-8294
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 879-8259
- Medicaid ID
- 00492 AL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Henry Blanton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 3558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,755 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 214 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium443 claims
- Eliquis349 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium334 claims
- Trazodone Hcl264 claims
- Furosemide255 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate246 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: $121.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, 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.
James Henry Blanton among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
James Henry Blanton, MD is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hoover
They are 17 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is James Henry Blanton, MD's NPI number?
James Henry Blanton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992810345, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Henry Blanton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3420 Portsmouth Dr, Hoover, AL, 35226. Phone: (205) 879-8294. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Henry Blanton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 3558, 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 Henry Blanton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Henry Blanton, MD had 8,755 Medicare Part D claims for 191 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.