NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gerard Coste, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Cambridge, MA

Gerard Coste, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1598830499, issued on Nov 24, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 59342, 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
1598830499
Name
Gerard Coste
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
59342 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
119 Windsor St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone
(617) 665-3623
Enumerated
Nov 24, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 1, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
3081851 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050415000713); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 1983
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 119 Windsor St

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

  1. Monique AlcindorLicensed Practical Nurse1669863205
  2. Juliana AntonucciFamily Nurse Practitioner1821717877
  3. Rosa Argueta, RNRegistered Nurse1821390550
  4. Crystal Asiwe, L.P.NLicensed Practical Nurse1457603219
  5. Shamsher BamRegistered Nurse1184024507
  6. Andrei Barasch, DMD, MDSCDentist1962669382

Verify Gerard Coste 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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4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,316 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 127 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gerard Coste3,316
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium184 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate182 claims
  3. Biktarvy123 claims
  4. Omeprazole115 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate104 claims
  6. Lisinopril97 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

  1. Cambridge Public Health CommissionCambridge, MA

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

Gerard Coste among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts

Gerard Coste, 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
  • Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 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).

300 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cambridge

They are 300 of the 5,145 NPPES records with a practice address in Cambridge, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  2. John Brusch, MDCambridge, MA 021391639138449
  3. David Diamond, MDCambridge, MA 021391265411664
  4. Leigh Firn, MDCambridge, MA 021391194706507
  5. Agnes Graves, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021391932160934
  6. Howard Heller, MDCambridge, MA 021391508856287
  7. Michael Kane, MDCambridge, MA 021391376524769
  8. William Kettyle, MDCambridge, MA 021391306823414

Common questions

What is Gerard Coste, MD's NPI number?

Gerard Coste, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598830499, issued on Nov 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gerard Coste, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 119 Windsor St, Cambridge, MA, 02139. Phone: (617) 665-3623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gerard Coste, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 59342, 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 Gerard Coste, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gerard Coste, MD had 3,316 Medicare Part D claims for 171 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.