Joseph Bowers Ciolino, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Boston, MA
Joseph Bowers Ciolino, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1558418020, issued on Jan 5, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 218477, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Bowers Ciolino
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 218477 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 243 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 573-4443
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 573-4444
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070814000652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 243 Charles St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Bowers Ciolino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 218477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
804 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate169 claims
- Moxifloxacin104 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine67 claims
- Latanoprost60 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate40 claims
- Restasis40 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: $8,074.64
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, 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.
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
- Massachusetts Eye And Ear Associates, IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Bowers Ciolino, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Bowers Ciolino, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558418020, issued on Jan 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Bowers Ciolino, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 243 Charles St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 573-4443. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Bowers Ciolino, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 218477, 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 Joseph Bowers Ciolino, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Bowers Ciolino, M.D. had 804 Medicare Part D claims for 198 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.