Richard C. Birdwell, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Cambridge, MN
Richard C. Birdwell, DO is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Cambridge, Minnesota, and NPI 1144280967, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 47478, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard C. Birdwell
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 47478 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 Dellwood St S, Cambridge, MN 55008
- Phone
- (763) 689-7700
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 463914600 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050823000328); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard C. Birdwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 47478Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
166 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 132 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl116 claims
- Methylprednisolone13 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $156.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Allina Health SystemAnnandale, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard C. Birdwell among 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota
Richard C. Birdwell, DO is one of 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 76% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2008 among the 420 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota.
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- Clinton Muench, M.D.Faribault, MN 550211912972936
- Robert Shepley, M.D.Faribault, MN 550211902871866
- Bradley Wille, M.D.Faribault, MN 550211023083045
- Katie FreemanHastings, MN 550331770849937
- Jerome Perra, MDHastings, MN 550331174591275
Common questions
What is Richard C. Birdwell, DO's NPI number?
Richard C. Birdwell, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144280967, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard C. Birdwell, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 Dellwood St S, Cambridge, MN, 55008. Phone: (763) 689-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard C. Birdwell, DO's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 47478, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard C. Birdwell, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard C. Birdwell, DO had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard C. Birdwell, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.
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.