John M. James, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Alexander City, AL
John M. James, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Alexander City, Alabama, and NPI 1811907579, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00006314, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John M. James
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 00006314 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 44 Aliant Pkwy, Alexander City, AL 35010
- Phone
- (256) 234-4131
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 234-9979
- Medicaid ID
- 000027993 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040909001282); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Un Of California, Irvine, College Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John M. James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00006314Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,056 Medicare Part D claims for 735 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 777 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen434 claims
- Gabapentin306 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium303 claims
- Alprazolam290 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate227 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium203 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $203.27
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Pricare, PAAlex City, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John M. James among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
John M. James, M.D. is one of 1,996 family 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Alexander City
They are 7 of the 197 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexander City, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 1,996 in Alabama → Every provider in Alexander City → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Adams, M.D.Alexander City, AL 350101326307364
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- Tiffany Davis, CRNPAlexander City, AL 350101740974146
- Robert Edwards, M.D.Alexander City, AL 350101659662575
- Benjamin Hinkle, MD, MPHAlexander City, AL 350101073930988
- Vincent Law, M.D.Alexander City, AL 350101700952751
- Heather Hill, M.D.Alabaster, AL 350071629240999
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Common questions
What is John M. James, M.D.'s NPI number?
John M. James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811907579, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John M. James, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44 Aliant Pkwy, Alexander City, AL, 35010. Phone: (256) 234-4131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John M. James, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00006314, 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 M. James, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John M. James, M.D. had 8,056 Medicare Part D claims for 735 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John M. James, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.