Dr. Itamar Birnbaum, MD

Dr. Birnbaum practices at St. David's Medical Center in Austin, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Birnbaum's NPI, 1811254857, was assigned on April 16, 2012. Dr. Birnbaum graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Birnbaum holds Texas license P8012.

Dr. Birnbaum's primary practice is St. David's Medical Center, at 919 E 32nd St, Austin, TX 78705 in Travis County. The practice phone is (512) 476-7111.

Dr. Birnbaum's primary practice is St. David's Medical Center in Austin, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Birnbaum is also affiliated with St. David's North Austin Medical Center. The medical group on file is Austin Heart. Dmand AI also links Dr. Birnbaum to 2 more hospitals 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. Birnbaum practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Birnbaum's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Birnbaum is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Birnbaum is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease and chronic embolism thrombosis among the conditions Dr. Birnbaum treats.

CMS data shows 2,524 Medicare services from Dr. Birnbaum across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 882 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $114,236 for them.

CMS counts 882 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Birnbaum in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 365 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.55, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Birnbaum's median patient age at 73, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Birnbaum wrote 5,709 Medicare Part D claims for 850 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,428 of them, across 58 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,086,850 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,933 claims across 50 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Birnbaum for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Birnbaum accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Birnbaum as offering telehealth. CMS counts 19 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Birnbaum, more than 48% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Birnbaum, published from 2012 to 2014. The most frequent topics are Cardiotonic Agents, Electrocardiography and Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors. Dr. Birnbaum has published most often in Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. Dr. Birnbaum's most frequent co-authors are Yochai Birnbaum, MD, Daniel Addison, MD and Gilad David Birnbaum, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 945 general payments to Dr. Birnbaum from 57 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $12,577.

Dr. Birnbaum graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2012.

Dr. Birnbaum is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.