Dr. Elmer Daryl Bickford, MD

Dr. Bickford practices at Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph - Medical Center in Saint Joseph, Missouri, part of Mosaic Life Care.

Dr. Bickford's NPI, 1376534297, was assigned on October 31, 2005. Dr. Bickford graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1975. Dr. Bickford holds Texas license E4207.

Dr. Bickford's primary practice is Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph - Medical Center, at 5325 Faraon Street, Saint Joseph, MO 64506 in Buchanan County. The practice phone is (816) 271-6000.

Dr. Bickford's primary practice is Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph - Medical Center in Saint Joseph, Missouri, part of Mosaic Life Care. Dr. Bickford is also affiliated with Mosaic Medical Center - Maryville. The medical group on file is Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph - Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bickford to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Otolaryngology is Dr. Bickford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Bickford is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bickford's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Missouri and Kentucky.

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, chronic ear infection, chronic nasal allergies, chronic sinusitis, ear eustachian tube disorders, ear infection, larynx and vocal cord disease and swimmer's ear among the conditions Dr. Bickford treats.

CMS data shows 806 Medicare services from Dr. Bickford across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 481 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $46,851 for them.

CMS counts 481 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bickford in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 222 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% 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. Bickford's median patient age at 69, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bickford wrote 704 Medicare Part D claims for 310 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 619 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $15,851 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 388 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Bickford for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Bickford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Bickford from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Greer Laboratories, Inc. paid the most, $96.

Dr. Bickford graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1975.

Dr. Bickford is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.