NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ralph Nicholas Burns, M.D.

Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician · Dallas, TX

Ralph Nicholas Burns, M.D. is a maternal & fetal medicine physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1275982720, issued on Jun 6, 2016. Check the license (Texas T8773, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275982720
Name
Ralph Nicholas Burns
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician 207VM0101X
License numbers
T8773 TX
MD61042191 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5323 Harry Hines Blvd Ste H6.106K, Dallas, TX 75390
Phone
(214) 648-2331
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2016
Record last updated
Nov 4, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230518000004); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2016
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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Verify Ralph Nicholas Burns in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score56.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.2
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX

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

Ralph Nicholas Burns among 308 maternal & fetal medicine physician records in Texas

Ralph Nicholas Burns, M.D. is one of 308 maternal & fetal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 77% 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 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 187 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VM0101X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 308 maternal & fetal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 maternal & fetal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Brown, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901508928557
  2. Susan CoxDallas, TX 753901336152818
  3. Francis Cunningham, MDDallas, TX 753901417960998
  4. Sarah Estrera, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901609005529
  5. Josiah Hawkins, MDDallas, TX 753901881798122
  6. Julie Lo, MDDallas, TX 753901558327874
  7. Bruce Meyer, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901265423560
  8. Shivani Patel, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901497930192

Common questions

What is Ralph Nicholas Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ralph Nicholas Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275982720, issued on Jun 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ralph Nicholas Burns, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5323 Harry Hines Blvd Ste H6.106K, Dallas, TX, 75390. Phone: (214) 648-2331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ralph Nicholas Burns, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T8773, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Ralph Nicholas Burns, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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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