James Benjamin Craven, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Dothan, AL
James Benjamin Craven, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Dothan, Alabama, and NPI 1659365104, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 15836, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Benjamin Craven
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 15836 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4300 W Main St, Dothan, AL 36305
- Phone
- (334) 793-9564
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 671-8907
- Medicaid IDs
- 00752474A GA
000032378 AL
255135700 FL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080306000579); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 311 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4300 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Emily Cannon, M.D.Surgery Physician1053572313
- Steven Fendley, M.D.Surgery Physician1396740577
Verify James Benjamin Craven in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15836Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,999 Medicare Part D claims for 832 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis814 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate488 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium362 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate359 claims
- Losartan Potassium328 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium278 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,203.81
67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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 one group practice
- Cardiology Associates, PADothan, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Benjamin Craven among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
James Benjamin Craven, M.D. 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
- Graduated1990 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 Dothan → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Simon Brooks, M.DDothan, AL 363051588658033
- Christopher Byard, M.D.Dothan, AL 363051730173535
- Robert Harrell, M.D.Dothan, AL 363051083608871
- Michael Pinson, M.D.Dothan, AL 363051760476212
- Sylvia Rushing, M.D.Dothan, AL 363051578562484
- James Sawyer, M.D.Dothan, AL 363051598759037
- Faye Rao, MDDothan, AL 363031508883133
- Darius Aliabadi, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011700831047
Common questions
What is James Benjamin Craven, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Benjamin Craven, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659365104, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Benjamin Craven, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4300 W Main St, Dothan, AL, 36305. Phone: (334) 793-9564. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Benjamin Craven, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 15836, 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 Benjamin Craven, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Benjamin Craven, M.D. had 5,999 Medicare Part D claims for 832 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Benjamin Craven, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.8 of 100. 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.