NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Alexander Burns, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Physician · Portsmouth, VA

William Alexander Burns, M.D. is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Portsmouth, Virginia, and NPI 1255721791, issued on Feb 4, 2015. Check the license on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255721791
Name
William Alexander Burns
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License numbers
D0089386 MD
ME129763 FL
25MA10413500 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
620 John Paul Jones Cir, Portsmouth, VA 23708
Phone
(757) 953-2465
Enumerated
Feb 4, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230523001080); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2015
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 620 John Paul Jones Cir

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

  1. John Aalto, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1518196054
  2. Joy Aaron, RNRegistered Nurse1083765911
  3. Mark Abadilla, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1447135793
  4. Jason Abbot, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1215907324
  5. Renee AbernathyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124969670
  6. Vivek Abraham, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942829494

Verify William Alexander Burns in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health ProfessionsCheck the board
  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): 95.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.3
  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).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Bayview Physician Services PCChesapeake, VA
  2. Evms Academic Physicians And Surgeons Health Services FoundationNorfolk, VA

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

William Alexander Burns among 62 surgical critical care physician records in Virginia

William Alexander Burns, M.D. is one of 62 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 81% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2009 among the 56 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 27% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Virginia

There are 62 surgical critical care physician records in Virginia.

The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Donahue, D.O.Porstmouth, VA 237081548467855
  2. Therese Duane, M.D.Portsmouth, VA 237081427131598
  3. Alan Chap, MDNewport News, VA 236061144481490
  4. Scott Reed, MDNewport News, VA 236061528028719
  5. Lunzy Britt, MDNorfolk, VA 235071942272893
  6. Jessica Burgess, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071609019314
  7. Brian King, MDNorfolk, VA 235071891757365
  8. Michael Martyak, MDNorfolk, VA 235071255621900

Common questions

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

William Alexander Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255721791, issued on Feb 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Alexander Burns, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 John Paul Jones Cir, Portsmouth, VA, 23708. Phone: (757) 953-2465. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is William Alexander Burns, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.1 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.

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