NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William D. Birenbaum, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Saint Louis, MO

William D. Birenbaum, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1407876550, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 36460, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407876550
Name
William D. Birenbaum
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
36460 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3009 N Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO 63131
Phone
(314) 996-4545
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(314) 996-4546
Medicaid ID
202352902 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100714000529); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1982
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3009 N Ballas RD

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

  1. Asim Ali, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821047218
  2. Christina Allen, AU.D.Audiologist1922382464
  3. Lizette Alvarez, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1750342580
  4. John Anstey, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1669470878
  5. Proceso Arenos, MDSurgery Physician1245259498
  6. Jayne Aschen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215236740

Verify William D. Birenbaum in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

14,134 Medicare Part D claims for 815 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 660 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Birenbaum14,134
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium875 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate613 claims
  3. Lisinopril470 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium423 claims
  5. Omeprazole396 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl388 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $577.47

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Birenbaum$577.47
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Aging Well Health Care, LLCSaint Louis, MO
  2. Physician Groups LCSaint Louis, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William D. Birenbaum among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri

William D. Birenbaum, M.D. is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% 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, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 1,443 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

941 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis

They are 941 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Asim Ali, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311821047218
  2. Paul Altsheler, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311346225372
  3. Richard Bligh, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311306813050
  4. J Corder, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311184698987
  5. Thomas Greco, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631311417920927
  6. Zahirul Haque, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311578536546
  7. Joseph Hilgeman, MDDes Peres, MO 631311407820145
  8. Andrea Holthaus, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311528031473

Common questions

What is William D. Birenbaum, M.D.'s NPI number?

William D. Birenbaum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407876550, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William D. Birenbaum, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3009 N Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63131. Phone: (314) 996-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William D. Birenbaum, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 36460, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William D. Birenbaum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William D. Birenbaum, M.D. had 14,134 Medicare Part D claims for 815 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.