James Alan Ryerson, DMD
Dentist · Muscle Shoals, AL
James Alan Ryerson, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and NPI 1841458718, issued on May 28, 2008. Check the license (Alabama 2974, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Alan Ryerson
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 2974 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1013 Avalon Ave, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
- Phone
- (256) 381-2100
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2025
- Fax
- (256) 381-4844
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1013 Avalon Ave
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Verify James Alan Ryerson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 2974Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
599 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 108 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Penicillin V Potassium205 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen101 claims
- Amoxicillin86 claims
- Cephalexin37 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl36 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate36 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: $32.54
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Patterson Companies, Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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 Alan Ryerson among 841 dentist records in Alabama
James Alan Ryerson, DMD is one of 841 dentist records with a practice address in Alabama. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 39% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 dentist records list a practice address in Muscle Shoals
They are 5 of the 279 NPPES records with a practice address in Muscle Shoals, and 841 dentist records in Alabama.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Connell, D.M.D.Muscle Shoals, AL 356611528197969
- Mary Gillespie, DMDMuscle Shoals, AL 356611366600249
- Bobby Moore, D.M.D.Muscle Shoals, AL 356611437316965
- Madelynn Thomas, DDSMuscle Shoals, AL 356611932097730
- Larue Harding, DDSSheffield, AL 356601770690059
- Erin Stanley, DMDRussellville, AL 356531205529500
- Alex Harper, DDSRogersville, AL 356521164304804
- Alan Vines, DMDRogersville, AL 356521053457770
Common questions
What is James Alan Ryerson, DMD's NPI number?
James Alan Ryerson, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841458718, issued on May 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Alan Ryerson, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1013 Avalon Ave, Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661. Phone: (256) 381-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Alan Ryerson, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 2974, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Alan Ryerson, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Alan Ryerson, DMD had 599 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.