Birgit Rakel, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Birgit Rakel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1578584835, issued on Jul 22, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD417402, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Birgit Rakel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD417402 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 925 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Phone
- (215) 955-2221
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 955-2509
- Medicaid ID
- 001876437 0001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100511000832); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Birgit Rakel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD417402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
123 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol27 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium23 claims
- Synthroid23 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $24.24
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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
- Jefferson Medical Care, PCPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Birgit Rakel among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Birgit Rakel, M.D. is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 53% 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 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 58% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
800 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
They are 800 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Birgit Rakel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Birgit Rakel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578584835, issued on Jul 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Birgit Rakel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 925 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. Phone: (215) 955-2221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Birgit Rakel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD417402, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Birgit Rakel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Birgit Rakel, M.D. had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Birgit Rakel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.