James Kevin Royal, DR.
Internal Medicine Physician · Opelika, AL
James Kevin Royal, DR. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1790872174, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 21764, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Kevin Royal
- Credential
- DR.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 21764 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 N 20TH St, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334) 749-3385
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 742-9243
- Medicaid ID
- 000035483 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101123000129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Kevin Royal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21764Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
20,686 Medicare Part D claims for 1,292 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. 386 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,088 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate904 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium665 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium656 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide650 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium512 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: $949.63
54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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
- Internal Medicine Associates P.C.Opelika, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Kevin Royal among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
James Kevin Royal, DR. 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
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
30 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Opelika
They are 30 of the 797 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelika, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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- Peyton Greene, D.O.Opelika, AL 368011811134729
- Michael Gunter, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011780765669
- Kevin Jackson, MDOpelika, AL 368011316938517
- Beth Mitchell, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011821180522
- Robert Patton, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011831288901
Common questions
What is James Kevin Royal, DR.'s NPI number?
James Kevin Royal, DR.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790872174, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Kevin Royal, DR. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 N 20TH St, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 749-3385. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Kevin Royal, DR.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 21764, 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 Kevin Royal, DR. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Kevin Royal, DR. had 20,686 Medicare Part D claims for 1,292 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.