Andrew Gartner Birkhead, MD FAAFP FASAM
Family Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Andrew Gartner Birkhead, MD FAAFP FASAM is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1417341785, issued on Mar 25, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036.144124, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Gartner Birkhead
- Credential
- MD FAAFP FASAM
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036.144124 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1135 W 69TH St, Chicago, IL 60621
- Phone
- (773) 483-5011
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Fax
- (773) 483-5259
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180328003065); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew Gartner Birkhead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.144124Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,038 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium153 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate80 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa74 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate62 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate58 claims
- Gabapentin58 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cook CountyChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Gartner Birkhead among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Andrew Gartner Birkhead, MD FAAFP FASAM is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,593 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,593 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Andrew Gartner Birkhead, MD FAAFP FASAM's NPI number?
Andrew Gartner Birkhead, MD FAAFP FASAM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417341785, issued on Mar 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Gartner Birkhead, MD FAAFP FASAM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1135 W 69TH St, Chicago, IL, 60621. Phone: (773) 483-5011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Gartner Birkhead, MD FAAFP FASAM's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.144124, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew Gartner Birkhead, MD FAAFP FASAM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Gartner Birkhead, MD FAAFP FASAM had 2,038 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew Gartner Birkhead, MD FAAFP FASAM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.