David J. Cancian, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Watertown, MA
David J. Cancian, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Watertown, Massachusetts, and NPI 1962496539, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 78517, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David J. Cancian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 78517 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 480 Pleasant St # A300, Watertown, MA 02472
- Phone
- (617) 926-9000
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Fax
- (617) 926-7053
- Medicaid ID
- 2078821 MA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David J. Cancian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 78517Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,919 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 92 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium419 claims
- Lisinopril193 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate157 claims
- Simvastatin156 claims
- Metformin Hcl150 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate102 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: $406.62
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
David J. Cancian among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
David J. Cancian, MD is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Watertown
They are 28 of the 873 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is David J. Cancian, MD's NPI number?
David J. Cancian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962496539, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David J. Cancian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 480 Pleasant St # A300, Watertown, MA, 02472. Phone: (617) 926-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David J. Cancian, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 78517, 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 David J. Cancian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David J. Cancian, MD had 3,919 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.