NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Rankin Birdwell, M.D.

Medical Oncology Physician · Beaumont, TX

Robert Rankin Birdwell, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Beaumont, Texas, and NPI 1588607006, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas E5482, 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 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588607006
Name
Robert Rankin Birdwell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
License number
E5482 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
690 N 14TH St, Beaumont, TX 77702
Phone
(409) 899-7180
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(409) 899-7186
Medicaid IDs
514864YZ21 TX
132726407 TX
135660202 TX
135660206 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 690 N 14TH St

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

  1. Katherine Lemaster, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265474423
  2. Jay Schachner, MDMedical Oncology Physician1962444810
  3. Henry Williams, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1669414777

Verify Robert Rankin Birdwell 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.4 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 score75.9
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $42.69

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Birdwell$43
  2. Specialty average$11,773

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Robert Rankin Birdwell among 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas

Robert Rankin Birdwell, M.D. is one of 547 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Oncology Physician providers in Texas

There are 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas.

The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Syed Akhtar, M.D.Beaumont, TX 777021124060124
  2. Ashok Malani, MDBeaumont, TX 777021205804903
  3. Scott McKenney, MD, FACPBeaumont, TX 777021720020829
  4. Jay Schachner, MDBeaumont, TX 777021962444810
  5. Smitha Oommen, MDBeaumont, TX 777061184829764
  6. Gwendolyn Lavalais, M.D.Beaumont, TX 777131396729711
  7. Kumud Tripathy, M.D.Bryan, TX 778021811949407
  8. John Knecht, MDWebster, TX 775981639360829

Common questions

What is Robert Rankin Birdwell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Robert Rankin Birdwell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588607006, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Rankin Birdwell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 690 N 14TH St, Beaumont, TX, 77702. Phone: (409) 899-7180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Rankin Birdwell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number E5482, 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 Robert Rankin Birdwell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 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.

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.