James William Custis, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
James William Custis, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1588688873, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00025110, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James William Custis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 00025110 AL
25110 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3911 10TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- Phone
- (205) 999-6456
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060921000454); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James William Custis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00025110Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
435 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 117 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen92 claims
- Cephalexin49 claims
- Azithromycin29 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl22 claims
- Nabumetone19 claims
- Prednisone16 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Iatria General Medicine LLCBirmingham, AL
- Paragon Contracting Services LLCOneonta, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James William Custis among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
James William Custis, MD is one of 678 emergency 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, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
238 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 238 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Homan, M.D.Mountain Brk, AL 352231720427735
- Andrew Housholder, M.D.Mountain Brk, AL 352231265666085
- Derek Patterson, M.D.Mountain Brk, AL 352231538452875
- Christopher Rosko, MDBirmingham, AL 352261609815943
- Timothy Lovely, M.D.Hoover, AL 352161689930315
- Ricky Phillips, M.D.Vestavia, AL 352161942262522
- Jeremy Rogers, MDVestavia, AL 352161730167446
- Bryan Balentine, MDBirmingham, AL 352131881614451
Common questions
What is James William Custis, MD's NPI number?
James William Custis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588688873, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James William Custis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3911 10TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35222. Phone: (205) 999-6456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James William Custis, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00025110, 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 William Custis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James William Custis, MD had 435 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.