Douglas I. Katz, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Boston, MA
Douglas I. Katz, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1205899846, issued on Apr 6, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 47972, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas I. Katz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 47972 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 Albany Street, Suite 7B, Boston, MA 02118
- Phone
- (617) 638-8456
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2025
- Fax
- (617) 638-8465
- Medicaid IDs
- 3121616 NH
110053703A MA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050408000801); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas I. Katz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 47972Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
785 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam133 claims
- Lamotrigine48 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate38 claims
- Carbamazepine36 claims
- Gabapentin34 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er30 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 one group practice
- Boston University Neurology Associates IncBraintree, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas I. Katz among 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts
Douglas I. Katz, M.D. is one of 964 neurology 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2006 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 2084N0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
524 neurology physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 524 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Douglas I. Katz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas I. Katz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205899846, issued on Apr 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas I. Katz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Albany Street, Suite 7B, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 638-8456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas I. Katz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 47972, 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 Douglas I. Katz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas I. Katz, M.D. had 785 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.