Howard Lanney, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Boston, MA
Howard Lanney, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1720582406, issued on Mar 19, 2018. Check the license (Massachusetts 287116, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Lanney
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 287116 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA 02118
- Phone
- (617) 414-4465
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210629002107); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Lanney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 287116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
869 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium75 claims
- Metformin Hcl50 claims
- Lisinopril42 claims
- Trulicity35 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide29 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
- Boston University Family Medicine IncBoston, MA
- Mattapan Community Health Center, Inc.Boston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Lanney among 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Howard Lanney, MD is one of 2,265 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 1,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207Q00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Massachusetts
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Common questions
What is Howard Lanney, MD's NPI number?
Howard Lanney, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720582406, issued on Mar 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Lanney, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 414-4465. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Lanney, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 287116, 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 Howard Lanney, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Lanney, MD had 869 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.