NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Rolston, M.D., PH.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Boston, MA

John Rolston, M.D., PH.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1871892091, issued on Mar 28, 2011. Check the license 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
1871892091
Name
John Rolston
Credential
M.D., PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
102211601205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
60 Fenwood RD Dept OF, Boston, MA 02115
Phone
(617) 732-6600
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 22, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220726001348); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 2011
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 60 Fenwood RD Dept OF

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

  1. Christopher Doughty, M.D.Neurology Physician1225477953
  2. William Gormley, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1831151760

Verify John Rolston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in MedicineCheck the board
  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: $13,141.09

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Turing Medical Technologies. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Rolston$13,141
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA

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

John Rolston among 236 neurological surgery physician records in Massachusetts

John Rolston, M.D., PH.D. is one of 236 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 154 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 236 neurological surgery physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ossama Al-Mefty, MDBoston, MA 021151134219611
  2. Mohammad Ali Aziz-Sultan, M.D.Boston, MA 021151003860735
  3. Peter Black, MD PHDBoston, MA 021151437115185
  4. Ennio Chiocca, MDBoston, MA 021151932157252
  5. Garth Cosgrove, MD, FRCSCBoston, MA 021151649386988
  6. Rose Du, MD, PHDBoston, MA 021151780637702
  7. Kai Frerichs, MDBoston, MA 021151144241860
  8. Alexandra Golby, MDBoston, MA 021151386694800

Common questions

What is John Rolston, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?

John Rolston, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871892091, issued on Mar 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Rolston, M.D., PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 60 Fenwood RD Dept OF, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 732-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Rolston, M.D., PH.D.'s license?

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.

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