John Joseph Adams, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Norfolk, MA
John Joseph Adams, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Massachusetts, and NPI 1699875161, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 47595, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Joseph Adams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 47595 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 31 Pine Street, Norfolk, MA 02056
- Phone
- (508) 623-3700
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (508) 623-3701
- Medicaid ID
- 0161152 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050912000059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Joseph Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 47595Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,082 Medicare Part D claims for 416 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 95 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate406 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium386 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium312 claims
- Lisinopril224 claims
- Losartan Potassium222 claims
- Atenolol191 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: $119.62
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. 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.
John Joseph Adams among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
John Joseph Adams, M.D. 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
- Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Norfolk
They are 5 of the 107 NPPES records with a practice address in Norfolk, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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- Michael Higgins, M.D.Norfolk, MA 020561730251661
- Riad Mortada, MDNorfolk, MA 020561902974256
- Mustafa Khaled Mustafa, MDMillis, MA 020541336384601
- Robert Cooper, MDMedway, MA 020531295917573
- Carl Sousa, M.D.Medway, MA 020531720119951
Common questions
What is John Joseph Adams, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Joseph Adams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699875161, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Joseph Adams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31 Pine Street, Norfolk, MA, 02056. Phone: (508) 623-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Joseph Adams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 47595, 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 John Joseph Adams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Joseph Adams, M.D. had 5,082 Medicare Part D claims for 416 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.