Brian Birks, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Palos Heights, IL
Brian Birks, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1295230787, issued on Mar 27, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 036157120, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Birks
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036157120 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12251 S 80TH Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 923-4000
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2022
- Fax
- (708) 923-5859
- Medicaid ID
- 036157120 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220815003309); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rocky Vista University College Of Osteopathic Med, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 7,238 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 12251 S 80TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shelly Agarwal, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1225284078
- Dario Aguilar, MDHospitalist Physician1306341995
- Anam Ahmed, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1598152704
- Tracy Ahmer, PTAPhysical Therapist1982363909
- Anwar Akhras, MDAnesthesiology Physician1942680640
- Ayman Alsharbini, DOCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1780947077
Verify Brian Birks 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 036157120Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
308 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Levofloxacin11 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): 89.3 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
- Northern Colorado Hospitalists Professional LLCFort Collins, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Birks among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Brian Birks, DO is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Palos Heights
They are 34 of the 992 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Heights, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
All 7,238 in Illinois → Every provider in Palos Heights → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samina Chaudhry, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631467487884
- Matthew Fitz, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631205800513
- Florie Gonsch, D.O.Palos Heights, IL 604631831144476
- Noorun Khan, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631548234073
- Samina Khan, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631376512475
- Irma Kuptel, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631508808999
- Maria Lentzou, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631124071139
- James Miller, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631710933544
Common questions
What is Brian Birks, DO's NPI number?
Brian Birks, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295230787, issued on Mar 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Birks, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12251 S 80TH Ave, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 923-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Birks, DO's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036157120, 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 Brian Birks, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Birks, DO had 308 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Birks, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 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.