Cara Guardino
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Boston, MA
Cara Guardino is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1881135051, issued on Mar 20, 2017. Check the license (Massachusetts 271704, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Guardino
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- 271704 MA
LP04903 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
- Phone
- (617) 636-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2023
- Fax
- (617) 636-8215
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240611001191); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara Guardino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 271704Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
284 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate38 claims
- Eliquis27 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Furosemide24 claims
- Spironolactone24 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: $238.03
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Daiichi Sankyo Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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 3 group practices
- Harvard Medical Faculty Phys AT Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr IncBoston, MA
- Macro, Inc.Cambridge, MA
- Mount Auburn Cardiology Associates IncCambridge, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Guardino among 38 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Massachusetts
Cara Guardino is one of 38 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 82% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 89% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 34 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 38 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 38 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Denofrio, M.D.Boston, MA 021111679679997
- Jeong Hwan KimBoston, MA 021111982024295
- Mili Mehta, M.D.Boston, MA 021111841652534
- Indranee Rajapreyar, M.D.Boston, MA 021111528083086
- Kemar Brown, M.D.Boston, MA 021141790147395
- Ioannis Mastoris, MDBoston, MA 021141124403209
- Stephanie Moore, M.D.Boston, MA 021141740261486
- Van-Khue Ton, MD, PHDBoston, MA 021141497982938
Common questions
What is Cara Guardino's NPI number?
Cara Guardino's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881135051, issued on Mar 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Guardino located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Washington St, Boston, MA, 02111. Phone: (617) 636-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Guardino's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 271704, 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 Cara Guardino prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Guardino had 284 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.