Ernest George Burch, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Mobile, AL
Ernest George Burch, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1477518926, issued on Apr 19, 2006. Check the license (Alabama MD.23467, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest George Burch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD.23467 AL
00023467 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6701 Airport Blvd Ste A208, Mobile, AL 36608
- Phone
- (251) 266-3544
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (251) 266-3543
- Medicaid IDs
- 165290 AL
00123097 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250923001061); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6701 Airport Blvd Ste A208
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joseph Bornstein, MD, MBASurgery Physician1629205182
- Kristen Butler, MDSurgery Physician1720307416
- Joshua Edgerton, M.D.Surgery Physician1366736159
- Jay Murray, M.D.Surgery Physician1437154622
Verify Ernest George Burch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.23467Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
260 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 134 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen106 claims
- Promethazine Hcl69 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl13 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): 90.8 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: $4,367.16
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCGretna, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernest George Burch among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Ernest George Burch, M.D. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
71 surgery physician records list a practice address in Mobile
They are 71 of the 6,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Mobile, and 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lindsey Beakley, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081396044277
- Alexander Blankenship, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081881787471
- Joseph Bornstein, MD, MBAMobile, AL 366081629205182
- Daniel Burch, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081083679765
- Andrew Burch, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081891750576
- Andrew Burch, MDMobile, AL 366081689692915
- Kristen Butler, MDMobile, AL 366081720307416
- Joshua Edgerton, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081366736159
Common questions
What is Ernest George Burch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ernest George Burch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477518926, issued on Apr 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest George Burch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6701 Airport Blvd Ste A208, Mobile, AL, 36608. Phone: (251) 266-3544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest George Burch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.23467, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ernest George Burch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest George Burch, M.D. had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ernest George Burch, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 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.