NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frederick Thurston Drake, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Boston, MA

Frederick Thurston Drake, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1285880294, issued on Aug 9, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 267345, 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
1285880294
Name
Frederick Thurston Drake
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
267345 MA
ML60020745 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
720 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
Phone
(617) 414-8060
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161006001972); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2008
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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Also registered at 720 Harrison Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Vivian AbernethyNephrology Physician1710960232
  2. Sherifat Ademola, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255080446
  3. Mallika Anand, MDUrogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician1740485762
  4. Victoria AndinoPharmacy Technician1003962747
  5. Gregory Antoine, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1497721682
  6. Hugo Aparicio, MDNeurology Physician1245468636

Verify Frederick Thurston Drake in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $5,784.67

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Frederick Drake$5,784.67
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Bmc Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Brighton, MA
  2. Boston University General Surgical Associates, Inc.Boston, MA

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

Frederick Thurston Drake among 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts

Frederick Thurston Drake, M.D. is one of 1,003 surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

443 surgery physician records list a practice address in Boston

They are 443 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Becker, M.D.Boston, MA 021181760441059
  2. Morgan Bresnick, M.D.Boston, MA 021181346409398
  3. Brian Carmine, MDBoston, MA 021181538335880
  4. Pericles Chrysoheris, M.D.Boston, MA 021181922275676
  5. Jeffrey Cooper, M.D.Boston, MA 021181760417844
  6. Richard Dennis, M.D.Boston, MA 021181609839729
  7. Melanie Gainsbury, M.D.Boston, MA 021181609041904
  8. Donald Hess, M.D.Boston, MA 021181629031406

Common questions

What is Frederick Thurston Drake, M.D.'s NPI number?

Frederick Thurston Drake, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285880294, issued on Aug 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frederick Thurston Drake, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 720 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 414-8060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frederick Thurston Drake, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 267345, 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.

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.