NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Fitzgerald, DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Brighton, MA

Melissa Fitzgerald, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Brighton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1568032613, issued on Jun 30, 2021. Check the license (Massachusetts 1540, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568032613
Name
Melissa Fitzgerald
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
License number
1540 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
736 Cambridge St, Brighton, MA 02135
Phone
(860) 877-7754
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2021
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 736 Cambridge St

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

  1. Ralph Aarons, MDPediatrics Physician1407841570
  2. Brendan Abbott, DOAnesthesiology Physician1477244796
  3. Bayan Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255126686
  4. Samah Abdallah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1730814971
  5. Mu'Taz Abualsha'r, MBBSInternal Medicine Physician1609500586
  6. Angela AchkarInternal Medicine Physician1740971308

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

72 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Melissa Fitzgerald72
  2. Specialty average335

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole14 claims
  2. Meloxicam12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $162.84

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Fitzgerald$162.84
  2. Specialty average$2,972.24

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melissa Fitzgerald among 127 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Massachusetts

Melissa Fitzgerald, DPM is one of 127 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Massachusetts

There are 127 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Massachusetts.

The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katherine Adams, DPMBrighton, MA 021351972954782
  2. Brandon Kelemen, DPMBrighton, MA 021351881264836
  3. Jonathan Kelly, DPMBrighton, MA 021351932831013
  4. John Marcoux, DPMBrighton, MA 021351831285972
  5. David Sipala, DPMBrighton, MA 021351821351263
  6. Samantha Zdanowicz, DPMBrighton, MA 021351487270948
  7. Philip Basile, DPMCambridge, MA 021381316986342
  8. Emily Cook, D.P.M.Cambridge, MA 021381730391681

Common questions

What is Melissa Fitzgerald, DPM's NPI number?

Melissa Fitzgerald, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568032613, issued on Jun 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Fitzgerald, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 736 Cambridge St, Brighton, MA, 02135. Phone: (860) 877-7754. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Fitzgerald, DPM's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1540, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Fitzgerald, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Fitzgerald, DPM had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. 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.