Robert Barry Hird, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Spartanburg, SC
Robert Barry Hird, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1831165513, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16919, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Barry Hird
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 16919 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 853 N Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29303
- Phone
- (864) 560-1576
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 169196 SC
89064TK NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051020000416); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Barry Hird in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16919Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $32.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Robert Barry Hird among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Robert Barry Hird, M.D. is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
62 surgery physician records list a practice address in Spartanburg
They are 62 of the 3,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Spartanburg, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Robert Barry Hird, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Barry Hird, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831165513, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Barry Hird, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 853 N Church St, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. Phone: (864) 560-1576. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Barry Hird, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16919, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Barry Hird, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Barry Hird, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Barry Hird, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.