Daniel J. Townsend, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Boston, MA
Daniel J. Townsend, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1003800749, issued on Sep 8, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 48007, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel J. Townsend
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 48007 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 175 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 267-7545
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2025
- Fax
- (617) 267-7555
- Medicaid ID
- 6175244 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050325000401); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel J. Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 48007Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,623 Medicare Part D claims for 594 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin478 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth451 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate167 claims
- Latanoprost111 claims
- Diazepam80 claims
- Timolol Maleate51 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: $629.34
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Andover Eye Associates, IncAndover, MA
- Eye Health Associates IncDartmouth, MA
- Post Oconnor And Kadrmas Eye Centers PCPlymouth, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel J. Townsend among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
Daniel J. Townsend, M.D. is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% 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, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.
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- Matthew Gardiner, MDBoston, MA 021141366432833
- Deeba Husain, MDBoston, MA 021141952397697
- Ula Jurkunas, MDBoston, MA 021141386634699
- Ivana Kim, M.D.Boston, MA 021141851381933
- Peter Lou, MDBoston, MA 021141316937709
Common questions
What is Daniel J. Townsend, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel J. Townsend, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003800749, issued on Sep 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel J. Townsend, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 175 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 267-7545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel J. Townsend, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 48007, 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 Daniel J. Townsend, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel J. Townsend, M.D. had 1,623 Medicare Part D claims for 594 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.