Laura Obbard Brightman
Internal Medicine Physician · Somerville, MA
Laura Obbard Brightman is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Somerville, Massachusetts, and NPI 1801970546, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 206852, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Obbard Brightman
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 206852 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145
- Phone
- (617) 284-7000
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 284-7010
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040219000168); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Obbard Brightman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 206852Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,823 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 314 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium385 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate264 claims
- Omeprazole199 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate183 claims
- Gabapentin167 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er150 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 one group practice
- Cambridge Public Health CommissionSomerville, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Obbard Brightman among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Laura Obbard Brightman 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
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Somerville
They are 36 of the 1,860 NPPES records with a practice address in Somerville, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Laura Obbard Brightman's NPI number?
Laura Obbard Brightman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801970546, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Obbard Brightman located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Broadway, Somerville, MA, 02145. Phone: (617) 284-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Obbard Brightman's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 206852, 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 Laura Obbard Brightman prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Obbard Brightman had 5,823 Medicare Part D claims for 299 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.