Dr. James Owen Dailey , MD
Specialist • Decatur, AL
1221 13th Ave Se
Decatur, AL 356014306
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NPI assigned on July 19, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,799 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 88305 — Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity: 355 service units.
- 88305 — Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity: 231 service units.
- 88313 — Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report: 161 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 20 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Alabama (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,073. Middle half: 294 to 2,658.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,701 in 2020 to 1,799 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1221 13th Ave Se
Decatur, AL 356014306
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Valley Pathology, L.L.C.. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
1975
What Public CMS Data Show
Specialist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
632 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $96,949 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $77,096 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Years since graduation
51 years (graduated 1975)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1975 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Dailey has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Dailey as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Decatur and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Alabama (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,073. Middle half: 294 to 2,658.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Decatur have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Alabama (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $60,469. Middle half: $20,778 to $147,408.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Decatur have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Alabama (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,265. Middle half: $15,498 to $105,953.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Decatur have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
6 active clinicians are listed under Specialist with a practice address in Decatur, AL (545 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services varied from year to year: 1,701 in 2020 and 1,799 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,701
- 2021: 2,417
- 2022: 1,932
- 2023: 1,946
- 2024: 1,799
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 69% from $57,465 in 2020 to $96,949 in 2024.
- 2020: $57,465
- 2021: $84,525
- 2022: $66,649
- 2023: $73,263
- 2024: $96,949
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 65% from $46,766 in 2020 to $77,096 in 2024.
- 2020: $46,766
- 2021: $67,850
- 2022: $53,262
- 2023: $58,486
- 2024: $77,096
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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88305
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
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355 | 231 | $140.80 | $33.69 |
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88305
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
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231 | 103 | $140.80 | $62.85 |
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88313
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report
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161 | 60 | $163.06 | $10.69 |
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88344
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure
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140 | 28 | $339.88 | $150.81 |
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88313
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report
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122 | 65 | $163.06 | $70.68 |
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88112
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
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118 | 100 | $133.60 | $56.66 |
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88311
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present
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115 | 114 | $39.94 | $10.86 |
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88304
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
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80 | 72 | $84.48 | $10.25 |
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88312
Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report
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80 | 49 | $221.36 | $95.46 |
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88307
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
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79 | 47 | $565.82 | $73.92 |
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88312
Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report
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71 | 40 | $221.36 | $24.15 |
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88341
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
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62 | 15 | $178.12 | $25.28 |
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85060
Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report
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45 | 44 | $45.84 | $21.21 |
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88112
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
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31 | 20 | $133.60 | $25.11 |
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88300
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination
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27 | 23 | $32.08 | $3.95 |
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88342
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
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22 | 17 | $208.26 | $31.57 |
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G0416
Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any method
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20 | 20 | $713.16 | $324.38 |
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88309
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity
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15 | 15 | $850.04 | $130.34 |
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88173
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
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14 | 14 | $328.76 | $148.46 |
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85097
Bone marrow, smear interpretation
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11 | 11 | $92.34 | $40.45 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-04-14NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PATHOLOGY
I20081114000559
AL
5991767352
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Valley Pathology, L.l.c.
1221 13th Ave Se, Decatur, AL 356014306
Phone: 2563519470
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Specialist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1221 13TH AVE SE, DECATUR, AL 356014306 (Tel: 2563519470)
Registered at 1221 13TH AVE SE, DECATUR, AL 356014306 (Tel: 2563519470)
Registered at 1201 7TH ST SE, DECATUR, AL 356013337 (Tel: 2563519470)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1403 8TH ST SE, DECATUR, AL 356013349 (Tel: 2563519470)
Registered at PO BOX 2086, DECATUR, AL 356022086 (Tel: 2563519470)
Recorded as JAMES DAILEY, M.D.
Specialist (license number reported to NPPES: AL 7420)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Specialists in Decatur
Healthcare providers in DecaturMailing Address
1221 13th Ave Se
Decatur, AL 356014306
Phone: 2563519470