David I. Criss, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Melrose, MA
David I. Criss, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Melrose, Massachusetts, and NPI 1437135779, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 75982, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David I. Criss
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 75982 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Rowe St, Melrose, MA 02176
- Phone
- (781) 979-3800
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (781) 662-2778
- Medicaid ID
- 3154319 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050610000119); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 1,080 in Massachusetts → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 50 Rowe St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Allen Criss, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1336126853
- Josee Laplante, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1265426878
- Neal Nadelson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1427035948
Verify David I. Criss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 75982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
13,490 Medicare Part D claims for 1,703 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate1,375 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,306 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate848 claims
- Lisinopril799 claims
- Eliquis761 claims
- Losartan Potassium520 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: $205.76
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 one group practice
- Melrose Internal Medicine Assoc PCMelrose, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David I. Criss among 1,080 cardiovascular disease physician records in Massachusetts
David I. Criss, MD is one of 1,080 cardiovascular disease 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2001 among the 698 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Melrose
They are 6 of the 485 NPPES records with a practice address in Melrose, and 1,080 cardiovascular disease physician records in Massachusetts.
All 1,080 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Melrose → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jack Berg, M.D.Melrose, MA 021761578501870
- Erica Brooks, M.D.Melrose, MA 021761205967247
- Allen Criss, MDMelrose, MA 021761336126853
- Salil Midha, MDMelrose, MA 021761285600932
- Lawrence Moschitto, M.D.Melrose, MA 021761922048453
- Curtis Bowman, M.D.Stoneham, MA 021801619946233
- Aubrey Dickman, MDStoneham, MA 021801447229810
- Khether Raby, MDStoneham, MA 021801447241922
Common questions
What is David I. Criss, MD's NPI number?
David I. Criss, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437135779, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David I. Criss, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Rowe St, Melrose, MA, 02176. Phone: (781) 979-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David I. Criss, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 75982, 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 I. Criss, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David I. Criss, MD had 13,490 Medicare Part D claims for 1,703 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.