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2026 NPPES data Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician NPI 1700172418 DO
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Michael Ross, DO

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Acton, Massachusetts.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,792 in Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 325 beneficiaries · Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician avg: 5K
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 10% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
87.1/100
▲ 4 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
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What the federal data shows

Michael Ross, DO reported a CMS MIPS final score of 87.1/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,567 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

87.1/100
MIPS score · +4 vs avg
3K
Part D claims, 2024
89%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Michael Ross, DO

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1700172418), first enumerated 06/21/2011.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 2,567 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 87.1/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Massachusetts statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Michael Ross, DO's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: BORIM annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1700172418 · Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1700172418
  • ENUM-MID 2011
  • TAX-NARROW 1,792
  • MIPS-ABOVE 87.1/100
  • RX-MID 2,567
  • BOOK-THIN 44 in Massachusetts
  • PHOTO-FINISH Laura Perry · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Michael Ross, DO's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

87 ≥ 52nd percentile 52% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Michael Ross, DO sits

This provider among geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician peers

Across the 278 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Michael Ross, DO writes more Part D claims than 49% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 56% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Michael Ross, DO, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 49 · MIPS quality, percentile: 56
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Michael Ross, DO. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Michael Ross, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Michael Ross, DO?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/21/2011

NPI 1700172418

Primary specialty

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician

Niche

1,792 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,567 48% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 4,917

MIPS final score

87.1/100 3.6 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Massachusetts

How Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers

Massachusetts providers
Mental Health Counselor8.3%Clinical Social Worker7.7%Student in an Organized Heal…6.2%Behavior Technician5.3%Counselor4.3%Internal Medicine Physician3.6%Geriatric Medicine (Family M…0%
Largest specialties in Massachusetts (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Michael Ross, DO's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
87.1/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%87.1%
MIPS final score (Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician) - 87.1/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

321 MAIN ST
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 635-8700

Provider Details

NPI 1700172418
Specialty Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
Credentials DO
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/21/2011

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

87.0554
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
86.9971
Quality
70.6876
Cost
99
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Michael Ross, DO bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Affinity Physicians LLC.
Warwick, RI

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Michael Ross, DO. To verify Michael Ross, DO's current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases

BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Michael Ross, DO - brand share 10.0%
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician average

10% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 2,567 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

2,567
Total Claims
$182K
Total Drug Cost
325
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
4,629.967
Total Day Supply
128,029
Brand vs Generic
10% brand / 89% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$100K
Generic Drug Cost
$82K
Opioid Claims
34 (1.3% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
83

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.35
Gender Split
66% female / 34% male
Age Distribution
<65: 13, 65-74: 123, 75-84: 139, 85+: 50

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Michael Ross, DO prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
 245
Amlodipine Besylate
 104
Levothyroxine Sodium
 101
Lisinopril
 85
Losartan Potassium
 85
Sertraline Hcl
 82
Omeprazole
 76
Metformin Hcl Er
Metformin Hcl
67
Hydrochlorothiazide
 59
Trazodone Hcl
 50

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Overview

How Michael Ross, DO fits within the Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

1,792
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
4,917
Avg Claims per Provider

Michael Ross, DO's 2,567 claims are below the specialty average of 4,917.

Nationwide Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Ross, both outside Massachusetts so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (87.1 here).

Laura Perry 87.1 IL James Sides 86.9 MD Faraz Zaidi 86.7 CA Elbert Hines 86.7 TN

Same NPPES enumeration year (2011)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Shao-Chun Yeh Houston, TX Kyra Carpenter Great Falls, MT Alexandra Barr Freeport, ME Richard Murphy Marion, IN

Nearby Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in Massachusetts

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ross.

One of 44 Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Massachusetts, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Jerome Avorn
MD
Boston, MA
Dr. Jessica Boatman Dray
M.D.
Worcester, MA
Dr. Maura Brennan
MD
Springfield, MA
Dr. Julia Breton
M.D.
Cambridge, MA
Dr. Richard Brunswick
M.D.
Northampton, MA

Compare Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Michael Ross, DO's specialty? ▼
Michael Ross, DO specializes in Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician and practices in Acton, Massachusetts. Credentials: DO.
How much does Michael Ross, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Michael Ross, DO wrote 2,567 Medicare Part D claims totaling $182K in drug costs for 325 beneficiaries.
What is Michael Ross, DO's Medicare quality score? ▼
Michael Ross, DO has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 87.1/100 (Quality: 87, Cost: 70.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Michael Ross, DO located? ▼
Michael Ross, DO is located at 321 MAIN ST, Acton, MA, 01720. Phone: (978) 635-8700.
What is Michael Ross, DO's NPI number? ▼
Michael Ross, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700172418, issued on 06/21/2011.
Does Michael Ross, DO prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Michael Ross, DO's prescribing is 10% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $100K in brand drug costs.
Does Michael Ross, DO prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Michael Ross, DO had 34 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.3%.
How many Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,792 Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider writes 4,917 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Michael Ross, DO prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Michael Ross, DO's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Michael Ross, DO accept Medicare? ▼
Michael Ross, DO appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,567 Part D claims and 325 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Michael Ross, DO's credentials? ▼
Michael Ross, DO's NPI is 1700172418 with credentials DO. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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 August 2026.