Alexander Turchin, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Boston, MA
Alexander Turchin, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1790735207, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 209682, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Turchin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- 209682 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
- Phone
- (617) 732-5661
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040903000316); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Turchin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 209682Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
2,007 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium167 claims
- Jardiance157 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er129 claims
- Ozempic99 claims
- Mounjaro92 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium80 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $5,713.09
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Eli Lilly and Company. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Turchin among 522 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Massachusetts
Alexander Turchin, MD is one of 522 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 378 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207RE0101X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 522 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Massachusetts.
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- Ursula Kaiser, MDBoston, MA 021151053377374
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- P Larsen, MDBoston, MA 021151700842952
- Meryl Leboff, MDBoston, MA 021151235106030
Common questions
What is Alexander Turchin, MD's NPI number?
Alexander Turchin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790735207, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Turchin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 732-5661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Turchin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 209682, 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 Turchin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Turchin, MD had 2,007 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.