Physician

Charles A Birbara, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Charles Birbara, M.D. (NPI: 1093705410) practices rheumatology in the Worcester, MA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Worcester, MA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CHARLES A. BIRBARA, M.D. (NPI: 1659422699; TIN: 042489146) and primary practice location at 01605-2751. Birbara is affiliated with the UMASS Memorial Accountable Care Organization, INC. (ACO ID: A2598), participating under the MSSP model.

Birbara's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 416 traditional Medicare patients, billed 232,564 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,826,287 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 20610 (Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint). Part D data shows 1,426 prescription claims across 220 beneficiaries totaling $721,645 in drug costs, led by Humira(Cf) Pen (Adalimumab). Open Payments data shows 139 records totaling $58,903. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has declined steadily, from $2,145,407 to $1,826,287. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have changed little. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$1.3M$2.6M2015 Medicare payment: $2,145,407 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $2,466,520 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $2,617,480 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,565,131 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $2,474,083 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,829,614 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,911,821 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,668,291 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,676,665 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,826,287 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201587997,831$2,145,407
201682392,559$2,466,520
2017768120,294$2,617,480
2018581126,311$2,565,131
2019554133,765$2,474,083
2020468101,474$1,829,614
2021442121,867$1,911,821
2022455122,347$1,668,291
2023443132,596$1,676,665
2024416232,564$1,826,287

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$367K$733K2015 Drug cost: $502,786 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $628,348 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $676,428 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $706,121 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $705,039 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $649,248 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $733,028 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $671,156 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $611,596 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $721,645 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20155263,266$502,786
20165083,658$628,348
20174853,352$676,428
20183522,248$706,121
20192851,964$705,039
20202711,771$649,248
20212451,600$733,028
20222291,540$671,156
20232321,490$611,596
20242201,426$721,645

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
20610Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint229969$46
20550Injection into tendon or ligament2271,702$29
96372Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle120210$12
J1030Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg178774$4
J1010Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg289101,602$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab16448$107,905
Xeljanz XrTofacitinib Citrate16480$90,398
RinvoqUpadacitinib13390$82,036
Taltz AutoinjectorIxekizumab11308$81,599
InflectraInfliximab-Dyyb11308$48,298

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.124$3,522Amgen Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.15$55,381ABBVIE INC.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Charles A. Birbara, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Charles A. Birbara, M.D. (NPI 1093705410), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Charles A. Birbara, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Charles A. Birbara, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for UMASS Memorial Accountable Care Organization, INC. (MSSP, ACO ID A2598).

What billing organization is linked to Charles A. Birbara, M.D.?

Charles A. Birbara, M.D. is linked to CHARLES A. BIRBARA, M.D. (billing NPI 1659422699) in the available physician profile data.

Does Charles A. Birbara, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Charles A. Birbara, M.D. has 139 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.