Charles Arthur Birkland
Pharmacist · Spirit Lake, IA
Charles Arthur Birkland is a pharmacist with a practice address in Spirit Lake, Iowa, and NPI 1760002463, issued on Apr 22, 2020. Check the license (Iowa 15699, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Arthur Birkland
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 15699 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 18TH St, Spirit Lake, IA 51360
- Phone
- (712) 336-4551
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (712) 336-4562
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 18TH St
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- Amber Christensen, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1053697169
- Patti Griffiths, RPHPharmacist1629697610
- Nicole HenricksonPharmacist1396379046
- Megan HeyerPharmacist1487224465
Verify Charles Arthur Birkland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 15699Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
38 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Abrysvo14 claims
- Shingrix12 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.
Charles Arthur Birkland among 3,179 pharmacist records in Iowa
Charles Arthur Birkland is one of 3,179 pharmacist records with a practice address in Iowa. 34% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 59% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 34% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 pharmacist records list a practice address in Spirit Lake
They are 12 of the 144 NPPES records with a practice address in Spirit Lake, and 3,179 pharmacist records in Iowa.
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The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amber Christensen, PHARM.D.Spirit Lake, IA 513601053697169
- Michael Gerking, RPHSpirit Lake, IA 513601023492014
- Patti Griffiths, RPHSpirit Lake, IA 513601629697610
- Nicole HenricksonSpirit Lake, IA 513601396379046
- Megan HeyerSpirit Lake, IA 513601487224465
- Kris Kirchner, PHARM.DSpirit Lake, IA 513601467814053
- Abigail Knapp, PHARMDSpirit Lake, IA 513601962396911
- Heather Morgan, PHARMD, RPHSpirit Lake, IA 513601760733729
Common questions
What is Charles Arthur Birkland's NPI number?
Charles Arthur Birkland's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760002463, issued on Apr 22, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Arthur Birkland located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 18TH St, Spirit Lake, IA, 51360. Phone: (712) 336-4551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Arthur Birkland's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 15699, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles Arthur Birkland prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Arthur Birkland had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.