Lauren M. Handelman, M.D.
Allergy & Immunology Physician · Newton, MA
Lauren M. Handelman, M.D. is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in Newton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1548358930, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 156215, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren M. Handelman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
- License number
- 156215 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459
- Phone
- (617) 765-0228
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 340-6466
- Medicaid ID
- 0123692 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110124000609); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Stanford University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest allergy & immunology physician records → All 121 in Massachusetts → Look up another NPI →
Verify Lauren M. Handelman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 156215Check 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 allergy & immunology physician in 2024
272 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 2,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa50 claims
- Epinephrine30 claims
- Breo Ellipta22 claims
- Arnuity Ellipta20 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide16 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,845.29
122 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 2,496 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,321.81 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
- Northeast Allergy, Asthma And Immunology, PCLeominster, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren M. Handelman among 121 allergy & immunology physician records in Massachusetts
Lauren M. Handelman, M.D. is one of 121 allergy & immunology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 83% 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, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 86 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207K00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 121 allergy & immunology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 121 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Newton → Allergy & Immunology Physician nationwide →
The 8 allergy & immunology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jonathan Arm, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671841257524
- Lora Bankova, M.D.Chestnut Hill, MA 024671962527580
- Joshua Boyce, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671285608919
- Laura FanningChestnut Hill, MA 024671043493067
- Anna Feldweg, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671629050729
- David Hong, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671316079908
- Joyce Hsu, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671407016371
- Parul Kothari, M.D.Chestnut Hill, MA 024671528156023
Common questions
What is Lauren M. Handelman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lauren M. Handelman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548358930, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren M. Handelman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Centre Street, Newton, MA, 02459. Phone: (617) 765-0228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren M. Handelman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 156215, 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 Lauren M. Handelman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren M. Handelman, M.D. had 272 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren M. Handelman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.