James R. Lindsey, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
James R. Lindsey, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1851337547, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 15379, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James R. Lindsey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 15379 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 832 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL 35211
- Phone
- (205) 206-8461
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 206-8363
- Medicaid ID
- 051503874 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100902000097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James R. Lindsey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15379Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
17,466 Medicare Part D claims for 912 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 141 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate1,031 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium965 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium637 claims
- Losartan Potassium572 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium535 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium472 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: $894.74
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 Internal Medicine Associates, LLCPell City, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James R. Lindsey among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
James R. Lindsey, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal 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, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is James R. Lindsey, M.D.'s NPI number?
James R. Lindsey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851337547, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James R. Lindsey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 832 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL, 35211. Phone: (205) 206-8461. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James R. Lindsey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 15379, 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 R. Lindsey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James R. Lindsey, M.D. had 17,466 Medicare Part D claims for 912 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.