Bernard G. Kirol, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC
Bernard G. Kirol, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1871552745, issued on Mar 20, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 18150, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard G. Kirol
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 18150 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1910 Blanding St, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803) 256-4107
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 253-6676
- Medicaid ID
- GP1512 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091202000043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1910 Blanding St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bernard G. Kirol in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18150Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam91 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl38 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl37 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium13 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 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): 55.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Midlands Orthopaedics And Neurosurgery PAColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bernard G. Kirol among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina
Bernard G. Kirol, M.D. is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 365 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam GriffithColumbia, SC 292011659891745
- Thomas Gross, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011013918275
- Richard McCain, MDColumbia, SC 292011730190380
- Barry Oliver, MDColumbia, SC 292011033195029
- Douglas Schultz, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011881089043
- Kim Chillag, MDColumbia, SC 292031053389908
- John Eady, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031952365413
- William Felmly, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031154399079
Common questions
What is Bernard G. Kirol, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bernard G. Kirol, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871552745, issued on Mar 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard G. Kirol, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1910 Blanding St, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 256-4107. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard G. Kirol, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18150, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bernard G. Kirol, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard G. Kirol, M.D. had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bernard G. Kirol, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 55.4 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.