In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, metabolic panel, phlebotomy for lab tests, thyroid blood test, thyroid function tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	28
diabetes management	39
doctor visit	847
lab tests	234
preventive care	153
vaccines	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	31
diabetes management	46
doctor visit	657
lab tests	207
preventive care	185
vaccines	56

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	52
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	24
diabetes management	16
doctor visit	592
lab tests	161
preventive care	96
vaccines	52

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	335
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	55
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	19
diabetes management	77
doctor visit	617
lab tests	120
preventive care	206
vaccines	110

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	580

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	750
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	142
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	83
doctor visit	566
lab tests	124
preventive care	205
vaccines	108

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	55
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	85
doctor visit	491
lab tests	177
preventive care	126
vaccines	29

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	46
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	102
doctor visit	469
lab tests	154
preventive care	161
vaccines	46

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	34
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were chronic care, preventive care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	213
diabetes management	111
doctor visit	421
lab tests	157
preventive care	179
vaccines	54

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	31
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, chronic care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	182
chronic care	208
diabetes management	75
doctor visit	340
lab tests	907
preventive care	251
thyroid function tests	105
vaccines	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	34
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	202
chronic care	143
diabetes management	79
doctor visit	342
lab tests	1094
preventive care	244
thyroid function tests	143

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	39
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	146
chronic care	58
diabetes management	77
doctor visit	276
lab tests	792
preventive care	209
thyroid function tests	97

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	38
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and chronic care.

anorectal procedures	25
blood draw	176
chronic care	155
diabetes management	71
doctor visit	510
lab tests	375
preventive care	183
thyroid function tests	115
vaccines	58

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD.

**Gender**
Female	209
Male	149

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	275
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	47
75 to 84	106
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	164

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Birmingham, AL.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-10-16

Dr Alderson exhibits excellent and conscientious care. Expresses concern and empathy and gets the job done. He has been the consummate health care provider.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Edward Alderson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2,338 Saxenda $472	Tresiba $421	Victoza $358	Ozempic $268	NovoLog $251	Other $569
Pfizer Inc.	$1,844 ELIQUIS $618	CHANTIX $204	COLOGUARD $181	VIAGRA $138	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $135	Other $568
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,041 ANORO $276	ARNUITY $152	BREO $148	INCRUSE $117	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $88	Other $260
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$987 GLYXAMBI $232	JARDIANCE $181	TRADJENTA $167	SYNJARDY $143	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $111	Other $154
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$971 XARELTO $557	INVOKANA $373	$41
Other	$10,404 Vesicare $484	UBRELVY $460	Myrbetriq $445	FARXIGA $400	LINZESS $362	Other $8,254

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$17,536
Education	$50

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