NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Emily Susan Birkholz, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Mankato, MN

Emily Susan Birkholz, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Mankato, Minnesota, and NPI 1336316108, issued on May 12, 2008. Check the license (Minnesota 53782, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336316108
Name
Emily Susan Birkholz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License numbers
53782 MN
R-8279 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1630 Adams St, Mankato, MN 56001
Phone
(507) 345-6151
Enumerated
May 12, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 5, 2025
Fax
(507) 625-1096
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110708000407); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1630 Adams St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nathan Carpenter, MDOphthalmology Physician1083025548
  2. Seth Consoer, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1972796183
  3. John Hoines, MDOphthalmology Physician1457358327
  4. Billy Horton, MDOphthalmology Physician1750388641
  5. Gerald Roust, MDOphthalmology Physician1568469351

Verify Emily Susan Birkholz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,359 Medicare Part D claims for 487 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Emily Birkholz2,359
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost649 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol264 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate180 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate178 claims
  5. Ketorolac Tromethamine162 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl155 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $108.66

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Emily Birkholz$108.66
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Ophthalmology Associates OF Mankato PAMankato, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 434 ophthalmology physician records in Minnesota.

Other ophthalmology physician records in Minnesota

  1. Akshar Abbott, M.D.Minneapolis, MN1730459231
  2. Anne Abel, MDMinneapolis, MN1659508331
  3. Sanaz Afiat, M.D.Edina, MN1962440610
  4. Adam Ahlquist, M.D.Crosby, MN1215221189
  5. Aneesha Ahluwalia, MDBloomington, MN1811573322
  6. Charles Ahrens, M.D.Duluth, MN1356540827
  7. James Allen, M.D.Woodbury, MN1235191610
  8. Lorick Andersen, MDMinneapolis, MN1821444910
  9. Bradley Anderson, MDSaint Cloud, MN1548258221
  10. Jill Anderson, M.D.Minneapolis, MN1275577454

Common questions

What is Emily Susan Birkholz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Emily Susan Birkholz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336316108, issued on May 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Emily Susan Birkholz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1630 Adams St, Mankato, MN, 56001. Phone: (507) 345-6151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Emily Susan Birkholz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 53782, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Emily Susan Birkholz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Emily Susan Birkholz, M.D. had 2,359 Medicare Part D claims for 487 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Emily Susan Birkholz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.