Rafael Antonio Bloise Espinal, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Norwood, MA
Rafael Antonio Bloise Espinal, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Norwood, Massachusetts, and NPI 1689933392, issued on May 15, 2012. Check the license (Massachusetts 250345, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Antonio Bloise Espinal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License numbers
- 250345 MA
75541 CT
4301109066 MI
19378 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Edgewater Dr Ste 103, Norwood, MA 02062
- Phone
- (617) 454-0200
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121015000638); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Edgewater Dr Ste 103
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Susan Holtzman, LCSWSocial Worker1609438290
Verify Rafael Antonio Bloise Espinal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 250345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
5,644 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 82 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis322 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium272 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate165 claims
- Furosemide157 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate147 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium140 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: $252.55
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 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 2 group practices
- Jose R. Gutierrez MD PCActon, MA
- Lawrence General HospitalLawrence, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 93 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Massachusetts.
Other hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Massachusetts
- Corinne Alexander ColeBoston, MA1700869443
- Ashwini Bapat, M.D.Boston, MA1346515624
- Joel Bauman, M.D.Worcester, MA1477633600
- Yvan Beaussant, MD, MSCBoston, MA1992311211
- Elizabeth Bowers, NPBoston, MA1477821346
- Douglas Brandoff, MDBoston, MA1891786802
- Forrest BrooksBoston, MA1922597657
- Isabel Castro, D.O.Worcester, MA1164699583
- David Cheng, MDBoston, MA1558709063
- Eva Chittenden, MDWorcester, MA1093772758
Common questions
What is Rafael Antonio Bloise Espinal, MD's NPI number?
Rafael Antonio Bloise Espinal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689933392, issued on May 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Antonio Bloise Espinal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Edgewater Dr Ste 103, Norwood, MA, 02062. Phone: (617) 454-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Antonio Bloise Espinal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 250345, 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 Rafael Antonio Bloise Espinal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Antonio Bloise Espinal, MD had 5,644 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.