Richard Ervin Birmingham, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Knoxville, TN
Richard Ervin Birmingham, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1568920593, issued on Mar 8, 2019. Check the license (Tennessee 3860, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Ervin Birmingham
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 3860 TN
PA9113895 FL
9366 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 304 Bagwell RD, Knoxville, TN 37924
- Phone
- (901) 674-1783
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221229000467); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Ervin Birmingham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 3860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
375 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate33 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass26 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium19 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate19 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): 81.9 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: $13.09
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- University OF Florida Jacksonville Physicians, Inc.Jacksonville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Ervin Birmingham among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee
Richard Ervin Birmingham, PA-C is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 51% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
399 physician assistant records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 399 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Richard Ervin Birmingham, PA-C's NPI number?
Richard Ervin Birmingham, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568920593, issued on Mar 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Ervin Birmingham, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 304 Bagwell RD, Knoxville, TN, 37924. Phone: (901) 674-1783. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Ervin Birmingham, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3860, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Ervin Birmingham, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Ervin Birmingham, PA-C had 375 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Ervin Birmingham, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 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.