Karen H. Costenbader, MD MPH
Rheumatology Physician · Boston, MA
Karen H. Costenbader, MD MPH is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1447216825, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 208218, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen H. Costenbader
- Credential
- MD MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 208218 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 45 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
- Phone
- (617) 732-5325
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040730000642); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen H. Costenbader in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 208218Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
188 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate24 claims
- Methotrexate20 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Leucovorin Calcium12 claims
- Orencia Clickject11 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: $4,602.50
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Biogen, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- 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).
Karen H. Costenbader among 343 rheumatology physician records in Massachusetts
Karen H. Costenbader, MD MPH is one of 343 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 73% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 343 rheumatology physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Anderson, M.D., PH.D.Boston, MA 021151235127432
- Ronald Anderson, MDBoston, MA 021151154388478
- Michael Brenner, MDBoston, MA 021151699732909
- Jack Bukowski, MD PHDBoston, MA 021151639121544
- Jonathan Coblyn, MDBoston, MA 021151447200969
- I Cheng Ho, MDBoston, MA 021151346292133
- Elizabeth Karlson, MDBoston, MA 021151548228075
- Jeffrey Katz, MDBoston, MA 021151275582769
Common questions
What is Karen H. Costenbader, MD MPH's NPI number?
Karen H. Costenbader, MD MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447216825, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen H. Costenbader, MD MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 732-5325. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen H. Costenbader, MD MPH's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 208218, 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 Karen H. Costenbader, MD MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen H. Costenbader, MD MPH had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.