NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lawrence Jay Epstein, M.D.

Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Boston, MA

Lawrence Jay Epstein, M.D. is a sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1811978711, issued on Nov 8, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 82041, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811978711
Name
Lawrence Jay Epstein
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RS0012X
License number
82041 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1153 Centre St Ste 5K, Boston, MA 02130
Phone
(617) 983-7280
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 983-7288
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090722000545); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1985
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1153 Centre St Ste 5K

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

  1. Bethany Bartley, MDPediatric Sleep Medicine Physician1144633298
  2. Nilika Chaudhary, MDSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1396163986
  3. Meghan Kehoe, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1912378019

Verify Lawrence Jay Epstein in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  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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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

220 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 585 among the 852 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lawrence Epstein220
  2. Specialty average585

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin34 claims
  2. Zolpidem Tartrate33 claims
  3. Pramipexole Dihydrochloride31 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl29 claims
  5. Lorazepam22 claims
  6. Triazolam12 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

  1. Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncJamaica Plain, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lawrence Jay Epstein among 34 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Massachusetts

Lawrence Jay Epstein, M.D. is one of 34 sleep medicine (internal medicine) 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2002 among the 24 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RS0012X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 34 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Salma Batool-Anwar, MBBS, MPHBoston, MA 021301285624916
  2. Nilika Chaudhary, MDBoston, MA 021301396163986
  3. Olabimpe Fashanu, M.DBoston, MA 021301376813329
  4. Stuart Quan, MDBoston, MA 021301609957281
  5. Ting-Hsu Chen, MDBoston, MA 021321235163643
  6. Daniel Gottlieb, M.D.Boston, MA 021321407813124
  7. Amit Anand, M.D.Boston, MA 021351528099447
  8. David Wellman, M.D.Brighton, MA 021351578596409

Common questions

What is Lawrence Jay Epstein, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lawrence Jay Epstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811978711, issued on Nov 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lawrence Jay Epstein, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1153 Centre St Ste 5K, Boston, MA, 02130. Phone: (617) 983-7280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lawrence Jay Epstein, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 82041, 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 Lawrence Jay Epstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lawrence Jay Epstein, M.D. had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 585. 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.