Phillip M. Gendelman, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Burlington, MA
Phillip M. Gendelman, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Burlington, Massachusetts, and NPI 1427054576, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 46245, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Phillip M. Gendelman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 46245 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 172 Cambridge St, Burlington, MA 01803
- Phone
- (617) 202-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Fax
- (617) 734-3264
- Medicaid ID
- 6164552 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050322001129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 172 Cambridge St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Eldridge, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1164521068
- Catherine Oconnor, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1285733154
- Alec Smail, ODOptometrist1396742854
Verify Phillip M. Gendelman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 46245Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,865 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost721 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate346 claims
- Timolol Maleate261 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol217 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl198 claims
- Pilocarpine Hcl110 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: $33.62
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Boston Laser Eye Institute PCBurlington, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Phillip M. Gendelman among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
Phillip M. Gendelman, MD is one of 791 ophthalmology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 791 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Burlington → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robin Steinberg, MDBurlington, MA 018031437154416
- Deborah Zuckerman, MDBurlington, MA 018031609870674
- Omar Abuqamar, M.D., M.M.S.C.,Burlington, MA 018051437640414
- Amal Alwreikat, M.D.Burlington, MA 018051760818660
- Amer Alwreikat, M.D.Burlington, MA 018051215302146
- Carolyn Anderson, M.D.Burlington, MA 018051376644773
- Jeffrey Chang, M.D.Burlington, MA 018051154456226
- Paul Cotran, MDBurlington, MA 018051043302862
Common questions
What is Phillip M. Gendelman, MD's NPI number?
Phillip M. Gendelman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427054576, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Phillip M. Gendelman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 172 Cambridge St, Burlington, MA, 01803. Phone: (617) 202-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Phillip M. Gendelman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 46245, 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 Phillip M. Gendelman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Phillip M. Gendelman, MD had 2,865 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.