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.
- 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
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Verify Praveen Govender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 251164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone69 claims
- Methotrexate59 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate48 claims
- Montelukast Sodium42 claims
- Ventolin Hfa31 claims
- 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
- 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.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Berk, M.D.Boston, MA 021181407831258
- Jeffrey Berman, M.D.Boston, MA 021181083699466
- John Bernardo, MDBoston, MA 021181063477040
- Christine Campbell-Reardon, M.D.Boston, MA 021181780669671
- David Center, MDBoston, MA 021181932164944
- Jeffrey Drazen, M.D.Boston, MA 021181003892803
- Harrison Farber, M.D.Boston, MA 021181396721841
- 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.