David G. Sidebottom, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Lowell, MA
David G. Sidebottom, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Lowell, Massachusetts, and NPI 1174580898, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 48047, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David G. Sidebottom
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 48047 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 Varnum Ave, Lowell, MA 01854
- Phone
- (978) 934-9220
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2026
- Fax
- (978) 453-7771
- Medicaid ID
- 3003191 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050328000477); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David G. Sidebottom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 48047Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
728 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy66 claims
- Efavirenz-Emtric-Tenofov Disop60 claims
- Ceftriaxone40 claims
- Entecavir39 claims
- Cephalexin38 claims
- Genvoya37 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: $5,687.74
79 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- The Commonwealth OF MassachusettsTewksbury, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David G. Sidebottom among 487 infectious disease physician records in Massachusetts
David G. Sidebottom, M.D. is one of 487 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2003 among the 296 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RI0200X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 487 infectious disease physician records in Massachusetts.
All 487 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Lowell → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francis Magro, M.D.Lowell, MA 018541326333543
- Adam Weston, M.D.Lowell, MA 018541477729598
- Ekaterina Klevtsova, MDMethuen, MA 018441982990610
- Venugopal Saddi, MDMethuen, MA 018441194754309
- Karen Mello, M.D.Lawrence, MA 018431992700934
- William Charini, M.D.Lawrence, MA 018411265505499
- Lawrence Kidd, M.D.Lawrence, MA 018411639121957
- Nicole Sleiman, MDHaverhill, MA 018301831370402
Common questions
What is David G. Sidebottom, M.D.'s NPI number?
David G. Sidebottom, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174580898, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David G. Sidebottom, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 Varnum Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854. Phone: (978) 934-9220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David G. Sidebottom, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 48047, 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 G. Sidebottom, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David G. Sidebottom, M.D. had 728 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.