Dana Catherine Dowd, NP
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Newton, MA
Dana Catherine Dowd, NP is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Newton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1497789937, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 253455, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dana Catherine Dowd
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
- License number
- 253455 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2014 Washington St, Newton, MA 02462
- Phone
- (617) 243-6157
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 243-5249
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040621000251); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2014 Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dana Catherine Dowd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 253455Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average women's health nurse practitioner in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 217 among the 3,809 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Coastal Medical AssociatesWeymouth, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dana Catherine Dowd among 329 women's health nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts
Dana Catherine Dowd, NP is one of 329 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 60% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2015 among the 139 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LW0102X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Massachusetts
There are 329 women's health nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.
All 329 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Newton → Women's Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abigail Bliss, WHNP-BCNewton, MA 024621013707843
- Cheryl Bunting, RNP, MSNewton, MA 024621669415923
- Sandra Reilly, WHNPNewton, MA 024621477854644
- Megan Wills, NPNewton, MA 024621225414378
- Martha Kleinerman, RN,C. M.S.Newton, MA 024591376570986
- Emily Borland, APRNChestnut Hill, MA 024671205610904
- Jenna Burke, APRNChestnut Hill, MA 024671467928275
- Hillary Hajjar, NPChestnut Hill, MA 024671700430030
Common questions
What is Dana Catherine Dowd, NP's NPI number?
Dana Catherine Dowd, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497789937, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dana Catherine Dowd, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2014 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02462. Phone: (617) 243-6157. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dana Catherine Dowd, NP's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 253455, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dana Catherine Dowd, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dana Catherine Dowd, NP had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among women's health nurse practitioner prescribers was 217. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dana Catherine Dowd, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.