Dana E. Zalkind, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Needham, MA
Dana E. Zalkind, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Needham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1114903119, issued on Dec 21, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 81192, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dana E. Zalkind
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 81192 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 148 Chestnut St, Needham, MA 02492
- Phone
- (781) 453-7839
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2026
- Fax
- (781) 453-7840
- Medicaid ID
- 3143015 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061222000187); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dana E. Zalkind in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 81192Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone36 claims
- Celecoxib23 claims
- Ibuprofen12 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
- Harvard Medical Faculty Phys AT Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dana E. Zalkind among 29 interventional pain medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Dana E. Zalkind, MD is one of 29 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 86% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1994 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 29 interventional pain medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Gorman, M.D.Wellesley, MA 024821609010008
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- Nicholas Barnes, M.D.Waltham, MA 024511578806170
- David Dibenedetto, M.D.Waltham, MA 024511770599029
- Lee Scott Silk, M.D.Waltham, MA 024511487693479
- Cameron Govonlu, MDRaynham, MA 027671407877434
- Anil Kumar, M.D.Stoneham, MA 021801548209547
- Sasa Periskic, M.D.Melrose, MA 021761447253976
Common questions
What is Dana E. Zalkind, MD's NPI number?
Dana E. Zalkind, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114903119, issued on Dec 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dana E. Zalkind, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 148 Chestnut St, Needham, MA, 02492. Phone: (781) 453-7839. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dana E. Zalkind, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 81192, 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 Dana E. Zalkind, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dana E. Zalkind, MD had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.