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.
- 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
Also registered at 1630 Adams St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Emily Susan Birkholz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 53782Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost649 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol264 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate180 claims
- Timolol Maleate178 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine162 claims
- 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.
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.
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
- 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).
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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.