Shirin Bitajian, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Rifle, CO
Shirin Bitajian, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Rifle, Colorado, and NPI 1952742850, issued on Jul 9, 2013. Check the license (Colorado DR.0065112, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shirin Bitajian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- DR.0065112 CO
51676 AZ
R9876 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Airport RD, Rifle, CO 81650
- Phone
- (970) 625-1100
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 625-2752
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200924001921); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shirin Bitajian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0065112Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,558 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic113 claims
- Mounjaro107 claims
- Metformin Hcl71 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium69 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr68 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium51 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): 88 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: $204.00
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Grand River Hospital DistrictRifle, CO · Critical Access Hospitals
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).
Shirin Bitajian among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Shirin Bitajian, M.D. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 2013, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Rifle
They are 10 of the 239 NPPES records with a practice address in Rifle, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Shirin Bitajian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shirin Bitajian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952742850, issued on Jul 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shirin Bitajian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Airport RD, Rifle, CO, 81650. Phone: (970) 625-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shirin Bitajian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0065112, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shirin Bitajian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shirin Bitajian, M.D. had 1,558 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shirin Bitajian, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 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.