Nicholas Raymond Birlew, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Stockton, CA
Nicholas Raymond Birlew, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Stockton, California, and NPI 1821188483, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (California 20A4979, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Raymond Birlew
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A4979 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1148 W Hammer LN, Stockton, CA 95209
- Phone
- (209) 952-9696
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 952-3414
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1148 W Hammer LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicholas Raymond Birlew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A4979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,680 Medicare Part D claims for 685 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. 281 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium318 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen240 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate206 claims
- Lisinopril182 claims
- Metformin Hcl175 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium163 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): 96.5 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: $309.73
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.
Nicholas Raymond Birlew among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Nicholas Raymond Birlew, D.O. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
116 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Stockton
They are 116 of the 9,522 NPPES records with a practice address in Stockton, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Raymond Birlew, D.O.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Raymond Birlew, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821188483, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Raymond Birlew, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1148 W Hammer LN, Stockton, CA, 95209. Phone: (209) 952-9696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Raymond Birlew, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A4979, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Raymond Birlew, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Raymond Birlew, D.O. had 4,680 Medicare Part D claims for 685 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Raymond Birlew, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.