Krista Bree Birkelo, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Spearfish, SD
Krista Bree Birkelo, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Spearfish, South Dakota, and NPI 1649435165, issued on Jul 24, 2008. Check the license (South Dakota 1359, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krista Bree Birkelo
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 1359 SD
MED-PHYS-LIC-91650 MT
0116020853 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1440 N Main St, Spearfish, SD 57783
- Phone
- (605) 644-4004
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2023
- Fax
- (605) 644-4006
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210907002078); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1440 N Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Krista Bree Birkelo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 1359Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
135 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
- Methylprednisolone11 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 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: $19.94
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 2 group practices
- Cmsc LLCGreat Falls, MT
- Scl Health Medical Group-Butte LLCButte, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 122 emergency medicine physician records in South Dakota.
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- John Belk, DOSioux Falls, SD1346254984
Common questions
What is Krista Bree Birkelo, DO's NPI number?
Krista Bree Birkelo, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649435165, issued on Jul 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krista Bree Birkelo, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1440 N Main St, Spearfish, SD, 57783. Phone: (605) 644-4004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krista Bree Birkelo, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 1359, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Krista Bree Birkelo, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krista Bree Birkelo, DO had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.