NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patrick K. Cronin, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Boston, MA

Patrick K. Cronin, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1932588852, issued on May 26, 2015. Check the license (Massachusetts L-262837, 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
1932588852
Name
Patrick K. Cronin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
L-262837 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 726-2942
Enumerated
May 26, 2015
Record last updated
May 26, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210827001125); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2015
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 Massachusetts General Hospital

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

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  2. Allison Ackerman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285894790
  3. Marylyn Addo, MDInfectious Disease Physician1700907151
  4. Srikanth Adusumalli, MBBS, FRACPStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295467983
  5. Jonathan Afilalo, MDCMInternal Medicine Physician1619289584
  6. Kiran Agarwal-Harding, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1003229097

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  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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

97 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Patrick Cronin97
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Alendronate Sodium20 claims
  2. Gabapentin20 claims
  3. Methocarbamol13 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: $3,752.93

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Patrick Cronin$3,753
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA

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

Patrick K. Cronin among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts

Patrick K. Cronin, MD is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 441 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maurice Albright, MDBoston, MA 021141194715904
  2. Peter Asnis, MDBoston, MA 021141770564577
  3. Arthur Boland, MDBoston, MA 021141013908219
  4. Andrew Freiberg, MDBoston, MA 021141144210956
  5. William Harris, MDBoston, MA 021141801887336
  6. James Herndon, MD MBABoston, MA 021141326029612
  7. Jesse Jupiter, MDBoston, MA 021141679564207
  8. David Lhowe, MDBoston, MA 021141326039975

Common questions

What is Patrick K. Cronin, MD's NPI number?

Patrick K. Cronin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932588852, issued on May 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patrick K. Cronin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-2942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patrick K. Cronin, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number L-262837, 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 Patrick K. Cronin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patrick K. Cronin, MD had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.