James Blake Hammock, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
James Blake Hammock, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1700382462, issued on Apr 2, 2018. Check the license (Alabama 38609, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Blake Hammock
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 38609 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Pilot Medical Dr Ste 300, Birmingham, AL 35235
- Phone
- (205) 856-2284
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240520000051); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Blake Hammock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 38609Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
217 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate35 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Losartan Potassium14 claims
- Lisinopril12 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $200.98
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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
- Birmingham Heart Clinic, PLLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Blake Hammock among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
James Blake Hammock, 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 2018, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Brian, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351982789335
- Brian Flowers, MDBirmingham, AL 352351013129105
- William Maclean, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351821094236
- Van Reeder, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351871678284
- Harold Settle, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351609951862
- Jason Thompson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351740236694
- Anirudh BhargavaBirmingham, AL 352331821523150
- Stephen ClarksonBirmingham, AL 352331740626027
Common questions
What is James Blake Hammock, MD's NPI number?
James Blake Hammock, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700382462, issued on Apr 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Blake Hammock, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Pilot Medical Dr Ste 300, Birmingham, AL, 35235. Phone: (205) 856-2284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Blake Hammock, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 38609, 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 Blake Hammock, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Blake Hammock, MD had 217 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.