Alexander B. Latty, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Melrose, MA
Alexander B. Latty, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Melrose, Massachusetts, and NPI 1346259488, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 35729, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander B. Latty
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 35729 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Melrose Medical Assocs, Melrose, MA 02176
- Phone
- (781) 662-7037
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051018001185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1967
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander B. Latty in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 35729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,761 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 262 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril158 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate116 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium104 claims
- Omeprazole103 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa93 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen93 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Melrose Medical AssociatesMelrose, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander B. Latty among 569 pulmonary disease physician records in Massachusetts
Alexander B. Latty, M.D. is one of 569 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1967 · median 2003 among the 407 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 569 pulmonary disease physician records in Massachusetts.
All 569 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Melrose → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jingli Ma, M.D.Melrose, MA 021761740501550
- Ronald Sen, MDMelrose, MA 021761215904107
- Harold Picken, MDNorth Quincy, MA 021711821032178
- Mark Berenberg, M.D.Quincy, MA 021691942298971
- Kenneth Einstein, M.D.Quincy, MA 021691972504298
- Milana Shturman, D.O.Quincy, MA 021691407882996
- Kevin McCusker, MDBraintree, MA 021841285677377
- Saraswathi Devi Muppana, M.D.Milton, MA 021861063461572
Common questions
What is Alexander B. Latty, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander B. Latty, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346259488, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander B. Latty, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Melrose Medical Assocs, Melrose, MA, 02176. Phone: (781) 662-7037. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander B. Latty, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 35729, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander B. Latty, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander B. Latty, M.D. had 2,761 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.