NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher John Kwolek, MD

Vascular Surgery Physician · Wellesley, MA

Christopher John Kwolek, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and NPI 1689665309, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 72994, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689665309
Name
Christopher John Kwolek
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
License number
72994 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
981 Worcester St Ste 2A, Wellesley, MA 02482
Phone
(781) 304-8838
Enumerated
Nov 2, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(781) 489-5260
Medicaid ID
0196649 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040513000292); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1987
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024

41 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Kwolek41
  2. Specialty average201

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel25 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: $11,579.69

36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Kwolek$11,580
  2. Specialty average$6,178

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

  1. Atrius Health IncNeedham, MA
  2. Vascular Care Group LLCWellesley, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher John Kwolek among 161 vascular surgery physician records in Massachusetts

Christopher John Kwolek, MD is one of 161 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 108 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 161 vascular surgery physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Laura Boitano, MDWellesley, MA 024821821401811
  2. Robert Lancaster, M.D., M.P.H.Wellesley, MA 024821093773673
  3. Dorothy Freeman, M.D.Wellesley, MA 024811750697157
  4. Jonathan Gertler, JONATHAN GERTLER MDWeston, MA 024931053551838
  5. John Skillman, M.D.Weston, MA 024931609939792
  6. Abhisekh Mohapatra, MD, MSNewton, MA 024621568809838
  7. James Knox, MDFalmouth, MA 025401386691178
  8. Stephen Brooks, M.D.Hyannis, MA 026011306899638

Common questions

What is Christopher John Kwolek, MD's NPI number?

Christopher John Kwolek, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689665309, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher John Kwolek, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 981 Worcester St Ste 2A, Wellesley, MA, 02482. Phone: (781) 304-8838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher John Kwolek, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 72994, 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 Christopher John Kwolek, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher John Kwolek, MD had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.