Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Laura Brightman

Internal Medicine Physician · Somerville, MA

Laura Brightman is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Somerville, Massachusetts, and NPI 1801970546, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1801970546
Name
Laura Brightman
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
300 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145
Phone
(617) 284-7000
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 300 Broadway

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

  1. Ashley AmarRegistered Nurse1184469769
  2. Uilst Bat-Erdene, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235985342
  3. Jessamyn Blau, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376960690
  4. Barbara Bowe, RNRegistered Nurse1629376959
  5. Casey Callahan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1225657919
  6. Lorena Costa PinheiroHealth Educator1669932653

Verify Laura Brightman 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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,823 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 314 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Brightman5,823
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium385 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate264 claims
  3. Omeprazole199 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate183 claims
  5. Gabapentin167 claims
  6. 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.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Cambridge Public Health CommissionSomerville, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

33 internal medicine physician records list a Somerville practice address

They are 33 of the 1,860 NPPES records with a Somerville practice address, and 7,865 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

Other internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts

  1. Nawal Aamir, MDWorcester, MA1588248926
  2. Zainab AbbasWorcester, MA1609028000
  3. Nooshin Abbasi, MD MPHNewton, MA1831888353
  4. Lauren Abbate, MDBoston, MA1922099621
  5. Bassima Abdallah, MDBoston, MA1912327305
  6. Samah Abdallah, MDBrighton, MA1730814971
  7. Omar Abdel-Wahab, M.D.Boston, MA1023042777
  8. Salah Abdelgadir, MDBoston, MA1891280954
  9. Mahmoud Abdelghany, M.D.Springfield, MA1134479629
  10. Mohab AbdelhalimBoston, MA1871388496

Common questions

What is Laura Brightman's NPI number?

Laura 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 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 Brightman's license?

Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laura Brightman prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Brightman had 5,823 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.