NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Praveen Govender, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Boston, MA

Praveen Govender, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1588811335, issued on Aug 23, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 251164, 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
1588811335
Name
Praveen Govender
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
251164 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118
Phone
(617) 638-7480
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 638-7486
Medicaid ID
110092827A MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120824000238); accepts Medicare assignment
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 725 Albany Street

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

  1. Salah Abdelgadir, MDInfectious Disease Physician1891280954
  2. Bhraana Abraham, PAPhysician Assistant1649963661
  3. Afolarin Amodu, M.D.Nephrology Physician1194196410
  4. Archana Asundi, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1417319013
  5. Alexandra Bachorik, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1962883173
  6. Cecily Barber, MD, MPHObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1144754284

Verify Praveen Govender in five checks

  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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

533 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.

  1. Praveen Govender533
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone69 claims
  2. Methotrexate59 claims
  3. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate48 claims
  4. Montelukast Sodium42 claims
  5. Ventolin Hfa31 claims
  6. Hydroxyzine Hcl27 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. Evans Medical Foundation IncBoston, MA

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

Praveen Govender among 569 pulmonary disease physician records in Massachusetts

Praveen Govender, MD is one of 569 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 60% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 407 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 569 pulmonary disease physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Berk, M.D.Boston, MA 021181407831258
  2. Jeffrey Berman, M.D.Boston, MA 021181083699466
  3. John Bernardo, MDBoston, MA 021181063477040
  4. Christine Campbell-Reardon, M.D.Boston, MA 021181780669671
  5. David Center, MDBoston, MA 021181932164944
  6. Jeffrey Drazen, M.D.Boston, MA 021181003892803
  7. Harrison Farber, M.D.Boston, MA 021181396721841
  8. Ronald Goldstein, M.D.Boston, MA 021181093791881

Common questions

What is Praveen Govender, MD's NPI number?

Praveen Govender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588811335, issued on Aug 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Praveen Govender, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 638-7480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Praveen Govender, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 251164, 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 Praveen Govender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Praveen Govender, MD had 533 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.