James Alexander Hunter, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Springfield, MO
James Alexander Hunter, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1487974036, issued on Jun 6, 2010. Check the license (Missouri 2013009605, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Alexander Hunter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2013009605 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 65807
- Phone
- (417) 269-6000
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 1487974036 MO
200006247 MO - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Alexander Hunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2013009605Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
200 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
- Cephalexin18 claims
- Prednisone18 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
James Alexander Hunter among 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri
James Alexander Hunter, M.D. is one of 1,405 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2010, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 48% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
120 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 120 of the 6,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is James Alexander Hunter, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Alexander Hunter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487974036, issued on Jun 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Alexander Hunter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, MO, 65807. Phone: (417) 269-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Alexander Hunter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2013009605, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Alexander Hunter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Alexander Hunter, M.D. had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Alexander Hunter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.