Michael Robert Bird, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Ames, IA
Michael Robert Bird, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ames, Iowa, and NPI 1669469110, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 26665, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Robert Bird
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 26665 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1018 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
- Phone
- (515) 663-8621
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 663-8620
- Medicaid ID
- 0052456 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071207000644); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1018 Duff Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Robert Bird in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 26665Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,725 Medicare Part D claims for 682 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 361 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium529 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium470 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate424 claims
- Omeprazole368 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate315 claims
- Gabapentin311 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: $14.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Mcfarland Clinic PCAmes, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Robert Bird among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Michael Robert Bird, M.D. is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ames
They are 39 of the 1,249 NPPES records with a practice address in Ames, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Michael Robert Bird, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Robert Bird, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669469110, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Robert Bird, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1018 Duff Ave, Ames, IA, 50010. Phone: (515) 663-8621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Robert Bird, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 26665, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Robert Bird, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Robert Bird, M.D. had 10,725 Medicare Part D claims for 682 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.