Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner, MD

  • Burlingame, CA
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1972699015PAC ID9335218627
Medicare services, 2024
1,176
Medicare patients, 2024
584
Part D claims, 2024
843
MIPS score, 2024
75
Industry payments
$1,232
Practice address
1720 El Camino Real, Suite 100, Burlingame, CA 94010
Practice phone
Call (650) 373-1970
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Primary practice

Mid Peninsula Endoscopy Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Burlingame, California

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Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner is an ophthalmologist in Burlingame, California

Dr. Kirschner practices at Mid Peninsula Endoscopy Center in Burlingame, California.

Dr. Kirschner's NPI, 1972699015, was assigned on October 5, 2006. Dr. Kirschner graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1977. Dr. Kirschner holds California license G44283.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9335218627
NPI enumeration date
October 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(650) 373-1970
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
75
Medical school graduation
1977

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner practices at Mid Peninsula Endoscopy Center in Burlingame, California

Dr. Kirschner's primary practice is Mid Peninsula Endoscopy Center, at 1720 El Camino Real, Suite 100, Burlingame, CA 94010. The practice phone is (650) 373-1970.

  • Mid Peninsula Endoscopy Center
    1720 El Camino Real, Suite 100, Burlingame, CA 94010Phone(650) 373-1970

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Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Kirschner's primary practice is Mid Peninsula Endoscopy Center in Burlingame, California. The medical group on file is UCSF Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kirschner to 3 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kirschner practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mid Peninsula Endoscopy CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California

Ophthalmology is Dr. Kirschner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Kirschner is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Kirschner is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G44283 · 1981 to 2026 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma, hereditary corneal conditions and inflammation of iris among the conditions Dr. Kirschner treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Kirschner

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2,621ophthalmologists in California
9ophthalmologists in Burlingame

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner billed Medicare for 1,176 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,176 Medicare services from Dr. Kirschner across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 584 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $83,154 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,176
Medicare patients584
Paid by Medicare$83,154
Procedure codes11

Dr. Kirschner's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,0252024: 91810%
Other services
2023: 02024: 131
Office and hospital visits
2023: 02024: 127

Dr. Kirschner compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Kirschner
  • California median
Medicare services
1,176vs 1,0799% above
Medicare patients
584vs 42139% above
Part D claims
782vs 61827% above

Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kirschner's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner treated 584 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 584 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kirschner in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 243 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.95, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kirschner's median patient age at 73, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024584
Average age77
Average risk score0.95

Dr. Kirschner's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Kirschner's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women33057%
  • Men25443%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Kirschner's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure69%
  3. Arthritis38%
  4. Diabetes31%
  5. Chronic kidney disease24%
  6. Ischemic heart disease20%
  7. Osteoporosis19%
  8. Cancer17%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Kirschner's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner wrote 843 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kirschner wrote 843 Medicare Part D claims for 201 patients. 51% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 782 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $76,951 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 719 claims across 9 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024843
Drugs named by CMS12
Total drug cost$76,951
Part D patients201

Dr. Kirschner's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic426 claims51%
  • Brand-name417 claims49%

Dr. Kirschner's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 7192024: 7829%

Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 9 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Kirschner for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kirschner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner received $1,232 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 73 general payments to Dr. Kirschner from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $864.

General payments to Dr. Kirschner by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Kirschner by kind, 2016 to 2024

$1.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,21398%
  • Gifts$192%

Companies that paid Dr. Kirschner the most, 2016 to 2024

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Kirschner.

Awards and honors for Dr. Kirschner

  1. Undated
    • AAO Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine

Dr. Kirschner graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1977. Dr. Kirschner is a member of AAO.

  1. Medical schoolGeorgetown University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Kirschner is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Kirschner accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO6
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner's NPI number?

Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner's NPI number is 1972699015. It was assigned on October 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner?

Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner is an ophthalmologist in Burlingame, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner practice?

Dr. Kirschner practices at 1720 El Camino Real, Suite 100, Burlingame, CA 94010. Dr. Kirschner's primary practice is Mid Peninsula Endoscopy Center in Burlingame, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kirschner to 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics.

What is Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kirschner is (650) 373-1970.

What is Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner's medical license number?

Dr. Kirschner holds California license G44283.

What medical group is Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner part of?

Dr. Kirschner is linked to UCSF Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Kirschner to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kirschner billed Medicare for 1,176 services in 2024, and Dr. Kirschner accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner's MIPS score?

Dr. Kirschner's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner see?

CMS counts 584 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kirschner in 2024, with an average age of 77.

Is Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner board certified?

Yes. Dr. Kirschner is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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What services does Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kirschner's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92133) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner go to medical school?

Dr. Kirschner graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1977.

What drugs does Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kirschner's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate and Dorzolamide-Timolol.

Has Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,232 in general payments to Dr. Kirschner from 10 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.

How long has Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner been practicing?

Dr. Kirschner graduated from medical school in 1977, 49 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Bruce Irwin Kirschner accept?

Dr. Kirschner is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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