Edward Lee Birdsong, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Carson City, NV
Edward Lee Birdsong, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Carson City, Nevada, and NPI 1528143542, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 25647, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Lee Birdsong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 25647 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 973 Mica Dr Ste 101, Carson City, NV 89705
- Phone
- (775) 348-8800
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2025
- Fax
- (833) 687-1419
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240521002666); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Edward Lee Birdsong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
235 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 105 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam63 claims
- Tramadol Hcl45 claims
- Celecoxib35 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl25 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 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): 93.8 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: $407.42
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- James J Lynch MD LtdCarson City, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Nevada
There are 27 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Nevada.
Other orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Nevada
- Ajit Amesur, DOLas Vegas, NV1427613215
- Nikola Babovic, M.D.Reno, NV1073943239
- James Christensen, M.D.Reno, NV1578544169
- Thomas Christensen, M.D.Reno, NV1366616278
- Kent Gabriel, M.D.Carson City, NV1205862182
- George Gluck, M.D.Las Vegas, NV1316168289
- Kevin Golshani, M.D.Henderson, NV1699041970
- Ryan Grabow, M.D.Henderson, NV1124050307
- Robert Gutierrez, MDLas Vegas, NV1730146374
- Kirk Kaiser, M.D.Reno, NV1386625952
Common questions
What is Edward Lee Birdsong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Lee Birdsong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528143542, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Lee Birdsong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 973 Mica Dr Ste 101, Carson City, NV, 89705. Phone: (775) 348-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Lee Birdsong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 25647, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward Lee Birdsong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Lee Birdsong, M.D. had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Lee Birdsong, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 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.