Douglas Ross Birns, M.D.
Urology Physician · New York, NY
Douglas Ross Birns, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1134158488, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (New York 153003, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Ross Birns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 153003 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12 E 86TH St Ofc 3, New York, NY 10028
- Phone
- (212) 744-8700
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2026
- Fax
- (212) 249-2421
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050311000957); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1981
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12 E 86TH St Ofc 3
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Douglas Ross Birns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 153003Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
2,747 Medicare Part D claims for 650 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl1,294 claims
- Finasteride386 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er192 claims
- Myrbetriq95 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl89 claims
- Tadalafil80 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): 83.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $645.33
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 2 group practices
- North Shore Hematology Oncology Associates PCSmithtown, NY
- Refuah Health Center IncNew Square, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Ross Birns among 1,091 urology physician records in New York
Douglas Ross Birns, M.D. is one of 1,091 urology physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2000 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,091 urology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Douglas Ross Birns, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Ross Birns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134158488, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Ross Birns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12 E 86TH St Ofc 3, New York, NY, 10028. Phone: (212) 744-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Ross Birns, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 153003, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas Ross Birns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Ross Birns, M.D. had 2,747 Medicare Part D claims for 650 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas Ross Birns, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.7 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.