NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Husamuddin Ansari, M.D., PH.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Boston, MA

Husamuddin Ansari, M.D., PH.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1699781229, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 247223, 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
1699781229
Name
Husamuddin Ansari
Credential
M.D., PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
247223 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
50 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 367-4800
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 723-7028
Medicaid ID
11008929A MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110607000747); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2002
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 50 Staniford Street

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

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Verify Husamuddin Ansari 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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5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

8,164 Medicare Part D claims for 1,527 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.

  1. Husamuddin Ansari8,164
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost1,903 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate978 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate815 claims
  4. Ofloxacin700 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate622 claims
  6. Dorzolamide-Timolol594 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: $463.56

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Husamuddin Ansari$463.56
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Ophthalmic Consultants OF Boston IncBoston, MA

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

Husamuddin Ansari among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts

Husamuddin Ansari, M.D., PH.D. is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% 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 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Cremers, MDBoston, MA 021141588654040
  2. Thaddeus Dryja, MDBoston, MA 021141619961968
  3. Suzanne Freitag, MDBoston, MA 021141710974464
  4. Matthew Gardiner, MDBoston, MA 021141366432833
  5. Deeba Husain, MDBoston, MA 021141952397697
  6. Ula Jurkunas, MDBoston, MA 021141386634699
  7. Ivana Kim, M.D.Boston, MA 021141851381933
  8. Peter Lou, MDBoston, MA 021141316937709

Common questions

What is Husamuddin Ansari, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?

Husamuddin Ansari, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699781229, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Husamuddin Ansari, M.D., PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Staniford Street, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 367-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Husamuddin Ansari, M.D., PH.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 247223, 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 Husamuddin Ansari, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Husamuddin Ansari, M.D., PH.D. had 8,164 Medicare Part D claims for 1,527 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.