Ira A. Bird, MD
Surgery Physician · Brunswick, ME
Ira A. Bird, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Brunswick, Maine, and NPI 1801843099, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (Maine 016946, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ira A. Bird
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 016946 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, ME 04011
- Phone
- (207) 373-1707
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (207) 373-1467
- Medicaid ID
- 432213599 ME
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060111000910); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ira A. Bird in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license 016946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 113 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen95 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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): 98.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- MainehealthBrunswick, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ira A. Bird among 229 surgery physician records in Maine
Ira A. Bird, MD is one of 229 surgery physician records with a practice address in Maine. 68% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 66% 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 Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Maine
There are 229 surgery physician records in Maine.
All 229 in Maine → Every provider in Brunswick → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Curtis, M.D.Brunswick, ME 040111275580508
- Stemple Johnson, M.D.Brunswick, ME 040111023165487
- Gregory Kelly, MDBrunswick, ME 040111881801595
- Mia Marietta, MDBrunswick, ME 040111457422529
- William Kiley, MDBridgton, ME 040091912979428
- Stephen Olson, M.D.Bridgton, ME 040091558450569
- Peter Vanden Berg, M.D.Bridgton, ME 040091427142165
- Blair Baldwin, DOBiddeford, ME 040051467890723
Common questions
What is Ira A. Bird, MD's NPI number?
Ira A. Bird, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801843099, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ira A. Bird, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, ME, 04011. Phone: (207) 373-1707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ira A. Bird, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number 016946, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ira A. Bird, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ira A. Bird, MD had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ira A. Bird, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 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.