William Reece Burns, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Baltimore, MD
William Reece Burns, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1770637068, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D86700, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Reece Burns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- D86700 MD
4301108509 MI
P3126 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 N Wolfe St RM 608, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Phone
- (410) 955-5169
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2024
- Fax
- (443) 769-1276
- Medicaid ID
- 311806901 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190214002967); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Reece Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D86700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine18 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $97.64
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Reece Burns among 672 surgery physician records in Maryland
William Reece Burns, M.D. is one of 672 surgery physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 385 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Maryland
There are 672 surgery physician records in Maryland.
All 672 in Maryland → Every provider in Baltimore → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Balch, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871477518645
- Bill Baumgartner, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871639135411
- Malcolm Brock, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871396702635
- John Cameron, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871053379305
- Andrew Cameron, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871952354383
- Paul Colombani, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871134198559
- David Efron, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871437190063
- Susan Gearhart, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871245277029
Common questions
What is William Reece Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Reece Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770637068, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Reece Burns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Wolfe St RM 608, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 955-5169. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Reece Burns, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D86700, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Reece Burns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Reece Burns, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Reece Burns, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.