Brendan E. McCarthy, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Boston, MA
Brendan E. McCarthy, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1033177969, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 208515, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brendan E. McCarthy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 208515 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
- Phone
- (617) 936-6156
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100831000308); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brendan E. McCarthy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 208515Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,129 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost599 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate130 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate88 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl56 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine51 claims
- Restasis46 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
- Massachusetts Eye And Ear Associates, IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brendan E. McCarthy among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
Brendan E. McCarthy, M.D. is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vicki Chen, M.D.Boston, MA 021151689695363
- Leo Chylack, M.D.Boston, MA 021151619030707
- Linda Dagi, MDBoston, MA 021151376631432
- Alexandra Elliott, MDBoston, MA 021151407962905
- Anne Fulton, MDBoston, MA 021151194815191
- Gena Heidary, MDBoston, MA 021151972651206
- David Hunter, MD, PHDBoston, MA 021151659461663
- Robert Petersen, MDBoston, MA 021151578662169
Common questions
What is Brendan E. McCarthy, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brendan E. McCarthy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033177969, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brendan E. McCarthy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 936-6156. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brendan E. McCarthy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 208515, 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 Brendan E. McCarthy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brendan E. McCarthy, M.D. had 1,129 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.