Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

James Brooks, NP

Nurse Practitioner · Gardendale, AL

James Brooks, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gardendale, Alabama, and NPI 1659721918, issued on Jun 17, 2016. Check the license (Alabama 1-131729, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1659721918
Name
James Brooks
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
1-131729 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
210 Fieldstown RD Ste 124, Gardendale, AL 35071
Phone
(205) 285-8252
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2016
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 210 Fieldstown RD Ste 124

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

  1. Taylor Averhart, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1669142600
  2. James Boogaerts, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1538158001
  3. Katelyn Fortenbery, PA-CPhysician Assistant1225656424
  4. Timothy Watkins, NPNurse Practitioner1770933038

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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  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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

152 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,144 among the 50,277 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Brooks152
  2. Specialty average1,144

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: $514.02

5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 36,168 providers of this specialty with any payment received $802.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Brooks$514.02
  2. Specialty average$802.80

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. Eastern Hospital MedicineBirmingham, AL

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.

5 nurse practitioner records list a Gardendale practice address

They are 5 of the 363 NPPES records with a Gardendale practice address, and 1,355 nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

Other nurse practitioner records in Alabama

  1. Jon Aaron, CRNPJasper, AL1811702467
  2. Brittney Abercrombie, CRNPBirmingham, AL1225621527
  3. Sherri Abrams-Phillips, CRNPBirmingham, AL1982052478
  4. Amber Acklin MooreBirmingham, AL1336612670
  5. Ashly Acosta, CRNPIrvington, AL1730744012
  6. Jessica Adair, CRNPMontgomery, AL1467793224
  7. Anna Adamczyk, MSN, FNP-CTuscaloosa, AL1407438435
  8. Bentley AdamsBirmingham, AL1831733666
  9. Janis Adams, CRNPBirmingham, AL1144236134
  10. Amanda Adcock, CRNPDecatur, AL1730579889

Common questions

What is James Brooks, NP's NPI number?

James Brooks, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659721918, issued on Jun 17, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Brooks, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 Fieldstown RD Ste 124, Gardendale, AL, 35071. Phone: (205) 285-8252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Brooks, NP's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-131729, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Brooks, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Brooks, NP had 152 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,144. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.