Physician
Charles A. Birbara, M.D.
Charles A. Birbara, M.D. was paid $20K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 6 billing codes. Its largest line is 20610, — 40% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCHARLES A. BIRBARA, M.D.
WORCESTER, MA 01605
WORCESTER, MA 01605
33aNPI1659422699assigned 01/16/2007
33bProvider typeRheumatology Physician
28Total paid$20K
24GClaims2,552
24DCodes billed6
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Rheumatology Physician providers in Massachusetts
Rank by total paid#18 of 46
Median peer was paid$12K
This provider vs. median1.6×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 397 | $4K | |
| 2019 | 494 | $3K | |
| 2020 | 344 | $3K | |
| 2021 | 329 | $2K | |
| 2022 | 416 | $4K | |
| 2023 | 414 | $3K | |
| 2024incomplete | 158 | $777.46 |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20610 | 40% | 389 | 338 | $8K | |
| 20550 | 38% | 757 | 647 | $8K | |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 17% | 1,259 | 1,193 | $3K |
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | 3.9% | 40 | 38 | $777.78 |
| J1010 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg | <1% | 95 | 92 | $107.17 |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | <1% | 12 | 12 | $51.20 |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialBIRBARA, CHARLES (M.D.)