NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul J. Comerford

Family Nurse Practitioner · Boston, MA

Paul J. Comerford is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1184061723, issued on May 22, 2013. Check the license (Massachusetts RN217440, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; 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
1184061723
Name
Paul J. Comerford
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
RN217440 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
780 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118
Phone
(857) 654-1000
Enumerated
May 22, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200207002098); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 2017
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 780 Albany St

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

  1. Carolyn Abbanat Villafane, NPNurse Practitioner1598810269
  2. Camille AbrahamPharmacist1992579049
  3. June Abraham, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1306916440
  4. Jeanne Ackerley, R.N.Registered Nurse1235251307
  5. Andrea AdamopoulosRegistered Nurse1346710381
  6. Betsy Adams, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1396176277

Verify Paul J. Comerford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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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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42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,856 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 91 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Comerford1,856
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam82 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium79 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium65 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa59 claims
  5. Gabapentin58 claims
  6. Omeprazole57 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. Atrius Health IncQuincy, MA

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

Paul J. Comerford among 4,724 family nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts

Paul J. Comerford is one of 4,724 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 26% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 26% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 2,704 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

938 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Boston

They are 938 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 4,724 family nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marjorie Arvedon, FNPBoston, MA 021181376529842
  2. Ellen Bitz, NPBoston, MA 021181649254798
  3. Lois Doerr, NPBoston, MA 021181194784546
  4. Karen Friedman, MS RNC FNPBoston, MA 021181861421299
  5. Faye Huang, NPBoston, MA 021181366432353
  6. Terri Lacoursiere Zucchero, PHD, RN, FNP-BCBoston, MA 021181770565475
  7. Claire Murphy, NP-CBoston, MA 021181568447217
  8. Nancy Paull, NPBoston, MA 021181457466914

Common questions

What is Paul J. Comerford's NPI number?

Paul J. Comerford's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184061723, issued on May 22, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul J. Comerford located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 780 Albany St, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (857) 654-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul J. Comerford's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number RN217440, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Paul J. Comerford prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul J. Comerford had 1,856 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.