James Gillespie, M.B.B.S.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
James Gillespie, M.B.B.S. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1376078808, issued on Apr 21, 2017. Check the license (Alabama 44543, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Gillespie
- Credential
- M.B.B.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 44543 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1020 26TH St S # 100, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 332-3155
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220914001154); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1020 26TH St S # 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tara Chojnowski, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1649953225
Verify James Gillespie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 44543Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
18,249 Medicare Part D claims for 1,504 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 9,667 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen4,380 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen3,928 claims
- Gabapentin2,656 claims
- Pregabalin1,181 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl1,057 claims
- Baclofen593 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): 78.8 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: $1,081.89
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Alabama Anesthesiology And Pain Consultants P.C.Pell City, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Gillespie among 39 interventional pain medicine physician records in Alabama
James Gillespie, M.B.B.S. is one of 39 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 33 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Alabama
There are 39 interventional pain medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 39 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Kendrick, MDBirmingham, AL 352051225098163
- Audra Eason, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352131174788970
- Thomas Martin, MDHoover, AL 352161558551127
- Scott Rooney, MDHoover, AL 352161447788047
- Richard Thoma, MDBirmingham, AL 352161437371994
- Seth Garrett, MDBirmingham, AL 352331396290946
- Shayan Shiehzadegan, DOBirmingham, AL 352351396481107
- Quoc Tran, MDBirmingham, AL 352351457764342
Common questions
What is James Gillespie, M.B.B.S.'s NPI number?
James Gillespie, M.B.B.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376078808, issued on Apr 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Gillespie, M.B.B.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1020 26TH St S # 100, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 332-3155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Gillespie, M.B.B.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 44543, 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 Gillespie, M.B.B.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Gillespie, M.B.B.S. had 18,249 Medicare Part D claims for 1,504 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Gillespie, M.B.B.S.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.