James Cavender, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
James Cavender, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1447249917, issued on Oct 18, 2005. Check the license on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Cavender
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- Practice location
- 3980 Colonnade Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 510-5000
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3980 Colonnade Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Chad Colon, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1205299468
Verify James Cavender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck 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 cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
8,063 Medicare Part D claims for 991 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate819 claims
- Losartan Potassium684 claims
- Eliquis672 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium662 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium658 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate525 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.
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 81 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $162.92
9 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc.. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Baptist Health Centers LLCBirmingham, AL
- Crmc Medical Group LLCCullman, 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.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 317 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
- Rashida Abbas, MDHuntsville, AL1811044605
- Deeksha Acharya, MDMobile, AL1144803388
- Himanshu Aggarwal, M.D., MPHClanton, AL1487857470
- Michael Aikens, MDOpelika, AL1427014844
- Firas Al Solaiman, MDBirmingham, AL1679507875
- Wael Al-Halaseh, MDFort Payne, AL1760645311
- Alvaro Aldana, MDBirmingham, AL1295739274
- Ronald Alfano, MDOzark, AL1912984279
- Laith Ali, MDHuntsville, AL1659866515
- Darius Aliabadi, M.D.Dothan, AL1700831047
Common questions
What is James Cavender, MD's NPI number?
James Cavender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447249917, issued on Oct 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Cavender, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3980 Colonnade Pkwy, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 510-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Cavender, MD's license?
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 Cavender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Cavender, MD had 8,063 Medicare Part D claims for 991 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Cavender, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.