Dragan S. Petakov, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Lowell, MA
Dragan S. Petakov, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lowell, Massachusetts, and NPI 1629030622, issued on Apr 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 157347, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dragan S. Petakov
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 157347 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 Varnum Ave, Lowell, MA 01854
- Phone
- (978) 452-9700
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (978) 441-6075
- Medicaid IDs
- 0160750 MA
0158658 MA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080207000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dragan S. Petakov in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 157347Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,875 Medicare Part D claims for 771 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 552 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium539 claims
- Lisinopril537 claims
- Omeprazole434 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate418 claims
- Gabapentin399 claims
- Tramadol Hcl393 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: $219.85
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Riverside Medical Group PCLowell, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dragan S. Petakov among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Dragan S. Petakov, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
57 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lowell
They are 57 of the 2,992 NPPES records with a practice address in Lowell, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Dragan S. Petakov, MD's NPI number?
Dragan S. Petakov, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629030622, issued on Apr 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dragan S. Petakov, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 Varnum Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854. Phone: (978) 452-9700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dragan S. Petakov, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 157347, 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 Dragan S. Petakov, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dragan S. Petakov, MD had 12,875 Medicare Part D claims for 771 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.