Douglas B. Kirsch, MD
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician · Charlotte, NC
Douglas B. Kirsch, MD is a sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1841304748, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-01857, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas B. Kirsch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician 2084S0012X
- License number
- 2014-01857 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 Abbey PL, Charlotte, NC 28209
- Phone
- (704) 512-2980
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141126001966); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas B. Kirsch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-01857Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician in 2024
557 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 655 among the 377 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin111 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate60 claims
- Pramipexole Dihydrochloride44 claims
- Clonazepam42 claims
- Trazodone Hcl38 claims
- Doxepin Hcl34 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): 95.4 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: $5,415.52
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Resmed Corp. The 278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,572.43 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
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas B. Kirsch among 19 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in North Carolina
Douglas B. Kirsch, MD is one of 19 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 89% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1997 among the 14 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084S0012X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 19 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in North Carolina.
All 19 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Esther, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282101194793745
- Kimberly Mims, MDCharlotte, NC 282111639359276
- Meredith Snapp, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071356587661
- Jason Peck, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282261972524361
- William Clemons, MDCharlotte, NC 282871912007279
- Ehrlich Tan, MDCharlotte, NC 282871235150624
- Samuel Fleishman, MDFayetteville, NC 283031316941065
- Daniel Garber, M.D.Concord, NC 280251801997259
Common questions
What is Douglas B. Kirsch, MD's NPI number?
Douglas B. Kirsch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841304748, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas B. Kirsch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Abbey PL, Charlotte, NC, 28209. Phone: (704) 512-2980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas B. Kirsch, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-01857, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas B. Kirsch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas B. Kirsch, MD had 557 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician prescribers was 655. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas B. Kirsch, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.