James E. Posey, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Decatur, AL
James E. Posey, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1780990200, issued on Aug 21, 2010. Check the license (Alabama MD.31282, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James E. Posey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- MD.31282 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Church St NE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (205) 533-2105
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 801 Church St NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Lowery, ALCCounselor1376364521
- Mary Stumpe, LPCCounselor1518229566
- Sandra Williams, RNRegistered Nurse1417395112
Verify James E. Posey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.31282Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
88 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone37 claims
- Methylprednisolone11 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: $1,360.16
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
James E. Posey among 131 general practice physician records in Alabama
James E. Posey, M.D. is one of 131 general practice physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 52% 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 66% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 52% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 28% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Alabama
There are 131 general practice physician records in Alabama.
All 131 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joel Powell, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011700185642
- William Talley, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011053523456
- Christopher Curtis, M.D.Athens, AL 356111154330678
- Randall Dearment, D.O.Athens, AL 356111538146055
- Antonia Green-Fuqua, CRNPAthens, AL 356111164249249
- Christine Davis, M.D.Florence, AL 356301497838726
- James Surso, M.D.Rogersville, AL 356521073632774
- Jodilyn Jelsema, M.D.Sheffield, AL 356601518195460
Common questions
What is James E. Posey, M.D.'s NPI number?
James E. Posey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780990200, issued on Aug 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James E. Posey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Church St NE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (205) 533-2105. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James E. Posey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.31282, 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 E. Posey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James E. Posey, M.D. had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.