Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Sean Burns, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Boston, MA

Sean Burns, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1003840752, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 227942, 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, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1003840752
Name
Sean Burns
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
227942 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
50 Staniford St, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 726-8722
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 50 Staniford St

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

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Verify Sean Burns 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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

207 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.

  1. Sean Burns207
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Basaglar Kwikpen U-10024 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium24 claims
  3. Lantus Solostar16 claims
  4. Jardiance14 claims
  5. Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)13 claims
  6. Lisinopril12 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.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

3,060 internal medicine physician records list a Boston practice address

They are 3,060 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a Boston practice address, and 7,865 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

Other internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts

  1. Nawal Aamir, MDWorcester, MA1588248926
  2. Zainab AbbasWorcester, MA1609028000
  3. Nooshin Abbasi, MD MPHNewton, MA1831888353
  4. Lauren Abbate, MDBoston, MA1922099621
  5. Bassima Abdallah, MDBoston, MA1912327305
  6. Samah Abdallah, MDBrighton, MA1730814971
  7. Omar Abdel-Wahab, M.D.Boston, MA1023042777
  8. Salah Abdelgadir, MDBoston, MA1891280954
  9. Mahmoud Abdelghany, M.D.Springfield, MA1134479629
  10. Mohab AbdelhalimBoston, MA1871388496

Common questions

What is Sean Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sean Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003840752, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sean Burns, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Staniford St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-8722. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sean Burns, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 227942, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sean Burns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sean Burns, M.D. had 207 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.