Bruce Eric Burns, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Bruce Eric Burns, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1538124425, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 19058, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Eric Burns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 19058 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL 35211
- Phone
- (205) 783-3500
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (205) 783-7376
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100611000521); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Eric Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19058Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Methylprednisolone20 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Cephalexin12 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 claims
- Azithromycin11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Paragon Contracting Services LLCTrussville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Eric Burns among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Bruce Eric Burns, M.D. is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
238 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 238 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Bruce Eric Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bruce Eric Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538124425, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Eric Burns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL, 35211. Phone: (205) 783-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Eric Burns, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 19058, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Eric Burns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Eric Burns, M.D. had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.