2026 NPPES data Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1053545459 MD
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DANIEL FITELSON, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in BURLINGTON, Massachusetts. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 368 beneficiaries · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
31%
generic claims · 69% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs

What the federal data shows

DANIEL FITELSON, MD filed 2,156 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, prescribing 31% generic.

2K
Part D claims, 2023
31%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

DANIEL FITELSON, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

2,156 Top 15% higher than 85% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

DANIEL FITELSON, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about DANIEL FITELSON, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/13/2009

NPI 1053545459

Primary specialty

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Mid-sized

6,631 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,156 102% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,069

Specialty distribution in Massachusetts

How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers

Massachusetts providers

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician share within Massachusetts

1. Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician share within Massachusetts

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

DANIEL FITELSON, MD is a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider practicing in BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MD. NPI: 1053545459. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.

DANIEL FITELSON, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 41 MALL RD, BURLINGTON, MA, 01805, with a listed phone of (781) 744-8480. NPI 1053545459 was issued on 05/13/2009. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what FITELSON most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,156 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 368 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $2.3 million in drug spend, split 69% brand-name and 31% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,631 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,069 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

41 MALL RD
BURLINGTON, MA 01805

Provider Details

NPI 1053545459
Specialty Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/13/2009

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where DANIEL FITELSON, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

LAHEY CLINIC INC
BURLINGTON, MA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context — Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to DANIEL FITELSON, MD. To verify DANIEL FITELSON, MD's current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases

BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy

DANIEL FITELSON, MD — brand share 69.0%
Specialty average (est.)

69% brand-name claims vs 31% generic, on 2,156 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

2,156
Total Claims
$2.3M
Total Drug Cost
368
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
2,893
Total Day Supply
80,170
Brand vs Generic
69% brand / 31% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$2.1M
Generic Drug Cost
$248K
Antibiotic Claims
143

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
74.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.81
Gender Split
59% female / 41% male
Age Distribution
<65: 45, 65-74: 136, 75-84: 136, 85+: 51

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
253
Anoro Ellipta
Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr
203
Trelegy Ellipta
Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter
201
Prednisone
144
Symbicort
Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate
133
Azithromycin
90
Breo Ellipta
Fluticasone/Vilanterol
82
Ventolin Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
76
Advair Hfa
Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol
73
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate
Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate
58

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How DANIEL FITELSON, MD fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

6,631
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,069
Avg Claims per Provider

DANIEL FITELSON, MD's 2,156 claims are above the specialty average of 1,069.

Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Massachusetts

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as FITELSON.

Compare Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is DANIEL FITELSON, MD's specialty?
DANIEL FITELSON, MD specializes in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in BURLINGTON, Massachusetts. Credentials: MD.
How much does DANIEL FITELSON, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, DANIEL FITELSON, MD wrote 2,156 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2.3M in drug costs for 368 beneficiaries.
Where is DANIEL FITELSON, MD located?
DANIEL FITELSON, MD is located at 41 MALL RD, BURLINGTON, MA, 01805. Phone: (781) 744-8480.
What is DANIEL FITELSON, MD's NPI number?
DANIEL FITELSON, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053545459, issued on 05/13/2009.
Does DANIEL FITELSON, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
DANIEL FITELSON, MD's prescribing is 69% brand-name and 31% generic drugs by claim count, with $2.1M in brand drug costs.
How many Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 6,631 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,069 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does DANIEL FITELSON, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, DANIEL FITELSON, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Anoro Ellipta, Trelegy Ellipta. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does DANIEL FITELSON, MD accept Medicare?
DANIEL FITELSON, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,156 Part D claims and 368 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify DANIEL FITELSON, MD's credentials?
DANIEL FITELSON, MD's NPI is 1053545459 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

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Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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