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Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD

(750 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine (1983 - 1987)

1018 Duff Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

(515) 663-8621

Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine in 1987 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD is affiliated with McFarland Clinic.

Office Locations

1018 Duff Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

phlebotomy for lab tests

preventive care

Welcome to Medicare visit

By Affordability:

chronic care

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

susceptibility testing

urine culture

Welcome to Medicare visit

wellness visit

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD performed more blood draw, flu shot, immunization (preventive vaccines), lab tests, lipid profile, phlebotomy for lab tests, preventive care, and Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for chronic care, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), susceptibility testing, urine culture, Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam), and wellness visit that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

A1C test

complete blood count

prostate-specific antigen test

screening PSA test

In 2023, Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD performed more A1C test, complete blood count (CBC), prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, and screening PSA test procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 25%

By Volume:

creatinine urine test

microalbumin urine test

prothrombin time test

By Affordability:

flu shot

flu vaccine

prostate screening

removal of skin lesion

screening PSA test

skin lesion destruction

skin procedures

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD performed more creatinine urine test, microalbumin urine test, and prothrombin time (PT) test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, prostate screening, removal of skin lesion (growth or mark), screening PSA test, skin lesion destruction (e.g. laser surgery), and skin procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
blood draw	575
diabetes management	116
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1165
ear procedures	35
hospital care	200
injections	32
inpatient care	166
lab tests	1815
outpatient care	34
preventive care	641
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
thyroid function tests	92
vaccines	154

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	92
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
blood draw	393
diabetes management	179
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1191
ear procedures	32
hospital care	318
injections	23
inpatient care	263
lab tests	1811
outpatient care	55
preventive care	702
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
thyroid function tests	90
vaccines	189

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	491
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	84
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
blood draw	586
diabetes management	195
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1311
ear procedures	21
hospital care	221
injections	45
inpatient care	177
lab tests	1981
outpatient care	44
preventive care	974
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
skin procedures	11
thyroid function tests	95
vaccines	356

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1016
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	456
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	176
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
blood draw	640
diabetes management	210
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	1319
hospital care	178
injections	38
inpatient care	145
lab tests	2221
outpatient care	33
preventive care	888
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
thyroid function tests	118
vaccines	217

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	79
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	24
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
blood draw	690
diabetes management	230
doctor visit	1374
hospital care	246
injections	49
inpatient care	204
lab tests	2427
outpatient care	42
preventive care	982
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
thyroid function tests	119
vaccines	277

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	498
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	83
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, diabetes, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	22
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
blood draw	689
diabetes management	219
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	1312
hospital care	242
injections	47
inpatient care	229
lab tests	2407
outpatient care	13
preventive care	928
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
thyroid function tests	142
vaccines	212

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	76
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
blood draw	736
diabetes management	234
doctor visit	1305
hospital care	283
injections	38
inpatient care	249
lab tests	2471
outpatient care	34
preventive care	978
thyroid function tests	108
vaccines	206

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	86
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
blood draw	693
chronic care	94
diabetes management	237
doctor visit	1106
hospital care	249
injections	22
inpatient care	236
lab tests	2306
outpatient care	13
preventive care	916
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	25
thyroid function tests	105
vaccines	160

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	491
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	78
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
blood draw	698
chronic care	209
diabetes management	248
doctor visit	1255
hospital care	266
injections	32
inpatient care	229
lab tests	2609
outpatient care	37
preventive care	1027
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
thyroid function tests	147
vaccines	206

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	635
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	94
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
blood draw	715
chronic care	217
diabetes management	227
doctor visit	1313
hospital care	209
injections	31
inpatient care	179
lab tests	2653
outpatient care	30
preventive care	1005
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
skin procedures	21
thyroid function tests	145
vaccines	202

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	318
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	567
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	84
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA during 2023 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
blood draw	790
chronic care	198
diabetes management	220
doctor visit	1367
hospital care	24
injections	38
inpatient care	24
lab tests	2936
preventive care	988
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
thyroid function tests	152
vaccines	165

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	525
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ames, IA were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

aspiration	35
blood draw	655
chronic care	179
diabetes management	210
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1274
ear procedures	29
hospital care	221
injections	35
inpatient care	191
lab tests	2330
outpatient care	33
preventive care	911
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
thyroid function tests	119
vaccines	213

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	560
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	177
85 and over	84
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	275

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	10
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine in 1987. He completed residency at Broadlawns Medical Center. He has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine (1987)

Residency: Broadlawns Medical Center (1990)

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

McFarland Clinic

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.85 out of 5 stars based on 750 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Ames, IA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael Robert Bird, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$98 QULIPTA $80	UBRELVY $19
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$29 XIFAXAN $29
Amgen Inc.	$29 Aimovig $15	KRYSTEXXA $14
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$21 KRYSTEXXA $21
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$14 AREXVY $14
Other	$46 ADDYI $13	VIIBRYD $12	VIBERZI $11	STIOLTO $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$198
Education	$40

Biography

Dr. Michael Bird is a physician who specializes in family medicine. Patients rated Dr. Bird highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with McFarland Clinic. He graduated from the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. His medical residency was performed at Broadlawns Medical Center.