Dr. James Buchanan Bircher, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,143
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 305
- Part D claims, 2024
- 472
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 4010 West 65th Street, Edina, MN 55435
- Practice phone
- Call (651) 325-8486
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Crosstown Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Edina, Minnesota
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Dr. James Buchanan Bircher is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dr. Bircher practices at Crosstown Surgery Center in Edina, Minnesota.
Dr. Bircher's NPI, 1053771204, was assigned on March 1, 2016. Dr. Bircher graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 2016. Dr. Bircher holds Minnesota license 70990.
- NPI
- 1053771204NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7012207947
- NPI enumeration date
- March 1, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (651) 325-8486
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 36
- Medical school graduation
- 2016
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Buchanan Bircher practices at Crosstown Surgery Center in Edina, Minnesota
Dr. Bircher's primary practice is Crosstown Surgery Center, at 4010 West 65th Street, Edina, MN 55435. The practice phone is (651) 325-8486.
- Crosstown Surgery Center4010 West 65th Street, Edina, MN 55435Phone(651) 325-8486
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Buchanan Bircher is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Bircher's primary practice is Crosstown Surgery Center in Edina, Minnesota. Dr. Bircher is also affiliated with M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital. The medical group on file is Infinite Health Collaborative (i-Health). Dmand AI also links Dr. Bircher to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Buchanan Bircher's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bircher practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Crosstown Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Buchanan Bircher is one of 14 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians in Minnesota
Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Bircher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0114X. Dr. Bircher is licensed in Minnesota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery, MinnesotaPrimary
Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians near Dr. Bircher
Counts of adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Buchanan Bircher billed Medicare for 3,143 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,143 Medicare services from Dr. Bircher across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 305 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $95,358 for them.
Dr. Bircher's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,3642024: 2,32070%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2922024: 34618%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2022024: 28139%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1242024: 19658%
Where Dr. Bircher's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,08198%
- In a facility622%
Dr. Bircher compared with the Minnesota median for adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Bircher
- Minnesota median
- Medicare services
- 3,143vs 1,4822.1 times
- Part D claims
- 403vs 1432.8 times
Medians across 12 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bircher'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. James Buchanan Bircher treated 305 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 305 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bircher in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 142 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 66% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bircher's median patient age at 69, with 60% women.
Dr. Bircher's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Bircher's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18862%
- Men11738%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bircher's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure66%
- High cholesterol65%
- Mood disorders27%
- Anxiety25%
- Depression25%
- Diabetes21%
- Ischemic heart disease21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bircher's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Buchanan Bircher wrote 472 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bircher wrote 472 Medicare Part D claims for 222 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 403 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,518 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 399 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Bircher's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic470 claims100%
- Brand-name and other2 claims0%
Dr. Bircher'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bircher's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids17%81 of 472 claims
- Antibiotics38%181 of 472 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3992024: 4031%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 7 in 2023.
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. James Buchanan Bircher scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Bircher for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bircher accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 79 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Bircher, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Bircher's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 95.1of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 82of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Bircher ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 89th percentile79 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 83rd percentile41 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 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. James Buchanan Bircher received $8,274 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 100 general payments to Dr. Bircher from 8 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $3,926.
General payments to Dr. Bircher by program year, 2018 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bircher by kind, 2018 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,36753%
- Travel and lodging$3,86047%
- Education$471%
Companies that paid Dr. Bircher the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James Buchanan Bircher graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
Dr. Bircher graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 2016.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James Buchanan Bircher's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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 payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James Buchanan Bircher's NPI number?
Dr. James Buchanan Bircher's NPI number is 1053771204. It was assigned on March 1, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Buchanan Bircher?
Dr. James Buchanan Bircher is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0114X).
Where does Dr. James Buchanan Bircher practice?
Dr. Bircher practices at 4010 West 65th Street, Edina, MN 55435. Dr. Bircher's primary practice is Crosstown Surgery Center in Edina, Minnesota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bircher to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. James Buchanan Bircher's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bircher is (651) 325-8486.
What is Dr. James Buchanan Bircher's medical license number?
Dr. Bircher holds Minnesota license 70990.
Which hospitals is Dr. James Buchanan Bircher affiliated with?
Dr. Bircher is affiliated with M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Bircher to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. James Buchanan Bircher part of?
Dr. Bircher is linked to Infinite Health Collaborative (i-Health).
Does Dr. James Buchanan Bircher accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bircher billed Medicare for 3,143 services in 2024, and Dr. Bircher accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James Buchanan Bircher's MIPS score?
Dr. Bircher's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Buchanan Bircher see?
CMS counts 305 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bircher in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. James Buchanan Bircher bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bircher's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J7325), injected or infused drug (J3301) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. James Buchanan Bircher go to medical school?
Dr. Bircher graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 2016.
What drugs does Dr. James Buchanan Bircher prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bircher's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amoxicillin, Meloxicam and Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. James Buchanan Bircher received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $8,274 in general payments to Dr. Bircher from 8 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. James Buchanan Bircher been practicing?
Dr. Bircher graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.
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