NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul A. Parker, MD

Nephrology Physician · Portland, ME

Paul A. Parker, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Portland, Maine, and NPI 1649278029, issued on Jul 11, 2005. Check the license (Maine 9867, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649278029
Name
Paul A. Parker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
9867 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600B Congress St, Portland, ME 04102
Phone
(207) 774-5222
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(207) 761-4433
Medicaid ID
306590099 ME
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050630000784); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1978
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 1600B Congress St

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

  1. Michael Akom, M.D.Nephrology Physician1508827585
  2. Patricia Cantlin, DONephrology Physician1275533994
  3. Stephen CihockiAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1407455793
  4. Ioan Cosma, MDNephrology Physician1356540454
  5. Gary Diperna, DONephrology Physician1649567579
  6. Eric Holmes, PA-CNephrology Physician1740540293

Verify Paul A. Parker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure 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 nephrology physician in 2024

415 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Paul Parker415
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Sevelamer Carbonate55 claims
  2. Mupirocin40 claims
  3. Lactated Ringers34 claims
  4. Cephalexin26 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium17 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate16 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. MainehealthPortland, ME

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

Paul A. Parker among 50 nephrology physician records in Maine

Paul A. Parker, MD is one of 50 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Maine. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2001 among the 38 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Maine

There are 50 nephrology physician records in Maine.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Akom, M.D.Portland, ME 041021508827585
  2. Carl Blond, M.D.Portland, ME 041021174507776
  3. Patricia Cantlin, DOPortland, ME 041021275533994
  4. Ioan Cosma, MDPortland, ME 041021356540454
  5. Gary Diperna, DOPortland, ME 041021649567579
  6. Robert Isom, M.D.Portland, ME 041021356428072
  7. Mahendra Mangray, MDPortland, ME 041021801074919
  8. Mark Parker, M.D.Portland, ME 041021770583346

Common questions

What is Paul A. Parker, MD's NPI number?

Paul A. Parker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649278029, issued on Jul 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul A. Parker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600B Congress St, Portland, ME, 04102. Phone: (207) 774-5222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul A. Parker, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maine license number 9867, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paul A. Parker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul A. Parker, MD had 415 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Paul A. Parker, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.