James Bradley Cavender, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
James Bradley 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 (Alabama 12197, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Bradley Cavender
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 12197 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3980 Colonnade Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 510-5000
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2026
- Fax
- (205) 599-9080
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040709000427); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 311 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3980 Colonnade Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Raashid Ashraf, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1760471437
- Stephen Bakir, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1104815877
- Elizabeth Branscomb, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1285623959
- Robert Brock, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1457340127
- Jerry Chandler, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1356330039
- Chad Colon, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1205299468
Verify James Bradley Cavender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12197Check 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 3,078 among the 20,728 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Baptist Health Centers LLCBirmingham, AL
- Crmc Medical Group LLCCullman, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Bradley Cavender among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
James Bradley Cavender, MD is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
All 311 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vikram Arora, MDBirmingham, AL 352431255335246
- Raashid Ashraf, MDBirmingham, AL 352431760471437
- Stephen Bakir, MDBirmingham, AL 352431104815877
- Elizabeth Branscomb, MDBirmingham, AL 352431285623959
- Robert Brock, MDBirmingham, AL 352431457340127
- Jerry Chandler, MDBirmingham, AL 352431356330039
- Percy Colon, MDBirmingham, AL 352431346239027
- Larry Dye, MDBirmingham, AL 352431598754277
Common questions
What is James Bradley Cavender, MD's NPI number?
James Bradley 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 Bradley 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 Bradley Cavender, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 12197, 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 Bradley Cavender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Bradley Cavender, MD had 8,063 Medicare Part D claims for 991 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Bradley Cavender, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.