NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul R. Burns, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Brunswick, ME

Paul R. Burns, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Brunswick, Maine, and NPI 1578643664, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (Maine 014720, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578643664
Name
Paul R. Burns
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
014720 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
121 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, ME 04011
Phone
(207) 729-7939
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(207) 725-4717
Medicaid ID
292790099 ME
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040318000556); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 1991
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 121 Medical Center Drive

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ira Bird, MDSurgery Physician1801843099
  2. Margaret Chapin, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1750724936
  3. Stephanie Grohs, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1437253424
  4. Stephanie Holmes, NPNurse Practitioner1295846749
  5. Patrick Keaney, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1881640357
  6. Gregory Kelly, MDSurgery Physician1881801595

Verify Paul R. Burns in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,460 Medicare Part D claims for 483 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Paul Burns3,460
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis516 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium390 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate318 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate192 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium192 claims
  6. Lisinopril157 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. MainehealthBrunswick, ME

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Paul R. Burns among 147 cardiovascular disease physician records in Maine

Paul R. Burns, M.D. is one of 147 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Maine. 79% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 103 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Maine

There are 147 cardiovascular disease physician records in Maine.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Corbett, M.D.Brunswick, ME 040111770664898
  2. Benjamin Lowenstein, MDBrunswick, ME 040111861425712
  3. Scott Mills, MDBrunswick, ME 040111326128497
  4. Bhavini Prajapati, MDBrunswick, ME 040111487159711
  5. Enrique Rivas, MDBrunswick, ME 040111902834534
  6. Ellen Simon, M.D.Brunswick, ME 040111649227331
  7. Mohamad Al-OtaibiBiddeford, ME 040051528551058
  8. Christopher Blomberg, D.O.Biddeford, ME 040051164733978

Common questions

What is Paul R. Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?

Paul R. Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578643664, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul R. Burns, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, ME, 04011. Phone: (207) 729-7939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul R. Burns, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maine license number 014720, 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 Paul R. Burns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul R. Burns, M.D. had 3,460 Medicare Part D claims for 483 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Paul R. Burns, M.D.'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.

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