NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Alan Sweetser, MD

Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician · Boston, MA

David Alan Sweetser, MD is a clinical genetics (m.d.) physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1558320762, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 216677, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558320762
Name
David Alan Sweetser
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician 207SG0201X
License number
216677 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Fruit St Yaw 8B, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 726-2737
Enumerated
Mar 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 724-0702
Medicaid ID
2007801 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080923000721); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Washington University School Of Medicine, 1989
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical genetics (m.d.) physician in 2024

85 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 59 among the 193 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. David Sweetser85
  2. Specialty average59

Most prescribed

  1. Levocarnitine27 claims
  2. Ravicti23 claims
  3. Leucovorin Calcium13 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncDanvers, MA
  2. The General Hospital CorporationBoston, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David Alan Sweetser among 56 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records in Massachusetts

David Alan Sweetser, MD is one of 56 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 59% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 1999 among the 28 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207SG0201X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 56 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Frances High, M.D., PH.D.Boston, MA 021141831325224
  2. Lewis Holmes, MDBoston, MA 021141063486454
  3. Angela Lin, MDBoston, MA 021141770565855
  4. Catherine Nowak, M.D.Boston, MA 021141053393470
  5. Daniel Pomerantz, MDBoston, MA 021141306375381
  6. Brian Skotko, M.D., M.P.P.Boston, MA 021141013182500
  7. Wendy Chung, MDBoston, MA 021151972578540
  8. David Harris, MDBoston, MA 021151770546855

Common questions

What is David Alan Sweetser, MD's NPI number?

David Alan Sweetser, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558320762, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Alan Sweetser, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St Yaw 8B, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-2737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Alan Sweetser, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 216677, 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 Alan Sweetser, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Alan Sweetser, MD had 85 Medicare Part D claims; the average among clinical genetics (m.d.) physician prescribers was 59. 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.