James Buchanan Bircher, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Maple Grove, MN
James Buchanan Bircher, DO is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Maple Grove, Minnesota, and NPI 1053771204, issued on Mar 1, 2016. Check the license (Minnesota 70990, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Buchanan Bircher
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 70990 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9630 Grove Cir N Ste 200, Maple Grove, MN 55369
- Phone
- (763) 520-7870
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2025
- Fax
- (763) 520-7580
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220808001873); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9630 Grove Cir N Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bryan Alm, DPTPhysical Therapist1659939494
- Joy Anderson, RDRegistered Dietitian1184379612
- Morgan AndersonAthletic Trainer1144796780
- Megan Butte, ATCAthletic Trainer1417060195
- Carrie Carpenter, RPTPhysical Therapist1487755146
- Zachary Dalki, PTPhysical Therapist1487144762
Verify James Buchanan Bircher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 70990Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
472 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin140 claims
- Meloxicam89 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl56 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl25 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 claims
- Dexamethasone18 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,362.72
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Infinite Health Collaborative, PAMaple Grove, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Buchanan Bircher among 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota
James Buchanan Bircher, DO is one of 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 420 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 647 in Minnesota → Every provider in Maple Grove → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Hildebrand, M.D.Maple Grove, MN 553691255656229
- Jeffrey Nipper, MDMaple Grove, MN 553691457314734
- Jon Norberg, M.D.Maple Grove, MN 553691407850225
- Scott Wissink, MDMaple Grove, MN 553691942425061
- James Lorge, D.O.Monticello, MN 553621376749192
- David Carlson, M.D.Shakopee, MN 553791134179419
- Ryan Horazdovsky, M.D.Shakopee, MN 553791417196148
- Darren Larson, M.D.Shakopee, MN 553791760467856
Common questions
What is James Buchanan Bircher, DO's NPI number?
James Buchanan Bircher, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053771204, issued on Mar 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Buchanan Bircher, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9630 Grove Cir N Ste 200, Maple Grove, MN, 55369. Phone: (763) 520-7870. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Buchanan Bircher, DO's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 70990, 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 James Buchanan Bircher, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Buchanan Bircher, DO had 472 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.