Richard Cranson Bird, M.D., M.P.H.
Internal Medicine Physician · Dorchester, MA
Richard Cranson Bird, M.D., M.P.H. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1316040603, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 75492, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Cranson Bird
- Credential
- M.D., M.P.H.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 75492 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Upham's Corner Health Center, 500 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA 02125
- Phone
- (617) 287-8000
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 740-8070
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050601000092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Cranson Bird in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 75492Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,461 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 251 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium589 claims
- Losartan Potassium453 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate385 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium241 claims
- Metformin Hcl240 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl199 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Uphams Corner Health Committee IncDorchester, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Cranson Bird among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Richard Cranson Bird, M.D., M.P.H. is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
42 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Dorchester
They are 42 of the 1,663 NPPES records with a practice address in Dorchester, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Richard Cranson Bird, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?
Richard Cranson Bird, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316040603, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Cranson Bird, M.D., M.P.H. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Upham's Corner Health Center, 500 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA, 02125. Phone: (617) 287-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Cranson Bird, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 75492, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Cranson Bird, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Cranson Bird, M.D., M.P.H. had 6,461 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.