Melanie L. Gainsbury, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Boston, MA
Melanie L. Gainsbury, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1609041904, issued on Apr 28, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 261084, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie L. Gainsbury
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 261084 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118
- Phone
- (617) 414-4861
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 414-3617
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie L. Gainsbury in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 261084Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen28 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl25 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.
Melanie L. Gainsbury among 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Melanie L. Gainsbury, M.D. is one of 1,003 surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 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 208600000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
443 surgery physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 443 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Melanie L. Gainsbury, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie L. Gainsbury, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609041904, issued on Apr 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie L. Gainsbury, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Albany St, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 414-4861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie L. Gainsbury, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 261084, 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 Melanie L. Gainsbury, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie L. Gainsbury, M.D. had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.