John Harrison Irons, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Vestavia, AL
John Harrison Irons, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Vestavia, Alabama, and NPI 1578822904, issued on May 4, 2012. Check the license (Alabama MD.32868, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Harrison Irons
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- MD.32868 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2868 Acton RD, Vestavia, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 332-3160
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2023
- Fax
- (866) 702-0880
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180117001962); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2868 Acton RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Hannah Ammons, CNRPFamily Nurse Practitioner1912488768
- Jessica Barthelemy, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588112825
- Serina Bourassa, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1316580962
- Sara ByarsNurse Practitioner1437609096
- Caitlin Foley, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1861978405
- John Hammonds, CRNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1518494020
Verify John Harrison Irons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.32868Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
22,662 Medicare Part D claims for 3,002 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12,093 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen6,249 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen3,391 claims
- Gabapentin3,357 claims
- Pregabalin1,542 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl983 claims
- Methocarbamol731 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,088.68
69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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 2 group practices
- Cypress Healthcare, LLCVestavia, AL
- GK Healthcare Solutions LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Harrison Irons among 39 interventional pain medicine physician records in Alabama
John Harrison Irons, M.D. is one of 39 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 33 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Alabama
There are 39 interventional pain medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 39 in Alabama → Every provider in Vestavia → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roberto Chang, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441669608923
- Michael Gibson, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441013068881
- Victor Mendoza, MDBirmingham, AL 352421003831454
- Kenneth Varley, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421043380900
- Ryan Almeida, MDBirmingham, AL 352491225250335
- Anna Melerine, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491851657118
- Shayan Shiehzadegan, DOBirmingham, AL 352351396481107
- Quoc Tran, MDBirmingham, AL 352351457764342
Common questions
What is John Harrison Irons, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Harrison Irons, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578822904, issued on May 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Harrison Irons, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2868 Acton RD, Vestavia, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 332-3160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Harrison Irons, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.32868, 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 John Harrison Irons, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Harrison Irons, M.D. had 22,662 Medicare Part D claims for 3,002 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Harrison Irons, 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.