James Alan Hale, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Birmingham, AL
James Alan Hale, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1962408096, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (Alabama MD.18159, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Alan Hale
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- MD.18159 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2010 Brookwood Medical Ctr Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 989-1080
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 989-1087
- Medicaid ID
- 000079173 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040130000740); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2010 Brookwood Medical Ctr Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Alan Hale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.18159Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $49.75
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Anesthesiologists Associated PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Alan Hale among 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama
James Alan Hale, M.D. is one of 581 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 80% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 421 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
267 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 267 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama.
All 581 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
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- Paul Nagrodzki, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091477559318
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- Sammy Sabri, MDBirmingham, AL 352091083694095
Common questions
What is James Alan Hale, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Alan Hale, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962408096, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Alan Hale, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2010 Brookwood Medical Ctr Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 989-1080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Alan Hale, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.18159, 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.
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.