Kai Saukkonen, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Boston, MA
Kai Saukkonen, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1235112277, issued on Nov 23, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 72482, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kai Saukkonen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 72482 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-1721
- Enumerated
- Nov 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 724-9948
- Medicaid ID
- 3150071 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060404000118); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kai Saukkonen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 72482Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
533 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone120 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa61 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta60 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate22 claims
- Advair Hfa21 claims
- Azithromycin21 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
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
- The General Hospital CorporationBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kai Saukkonen among 569 pulmonary disease physician records in Massachusetts
Kai Saukkonen, M.D. is one of 569 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 407 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 569 pulmonary disease physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Brown, M.D.Boston, MA 021141013954734
- David Christiani, MDBoston, MA 021141295726735
- Leo Ginns, MDBoston, MA 021141144211772
- Robert Harris, MDBoston, MA 021141336130681
- Gary Hunninghake, MDBoston, MA 021141700877982
- Richard Kradin, MDBoston, MA 021141053301325
- James Mojica, M.D.Boston, MA 021141235188822
- Deborah Quinn, MDBoston, MA 021141134110067
Common questions
What is Kai Saukkonen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kai Saukkonen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235112277, issued on Nov 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kai Saukkonen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-1721. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kai Saukkonen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 72482, 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 Kai Saukkonen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kai Saukkonen, M.D. had 533 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.