Seth Paul Finklestein, MD
Neurology Physician · Boston, MA
Seth Paul Finklestein, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1255313359, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 41887, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Seth Paul Finklestein
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 41887 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 Parkman St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-8459
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (617) 726-5043
- Medicaid ID
- 2057425 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040623000633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1974
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15 Parkman St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Seth Paul Finklestein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 41887Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
312 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis61 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims
- Citalopram Hbr28 claims
- Levetiracetam24 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Clopidogrel17 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
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Seth Paul Finklestein among 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts
Seth Paul Finklestein, MD is one of 964 neurology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2006 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
524 neurology physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 524 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts.
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- Alice Flaherty, MD PHDBoston, MA 021141396735601
- John Growdon, MDBoston, MA 021141407846686
- Michael Irizarry, MDBoston, MA 021141790775237
- James Lehrich, MDBoston, MA 021141205826518
- Robert Levine, MDBoston, MA 021141154318459
Common questions
What is Seth Paul Finklestein, MD's NPI number?
Seth Paul Finklestein, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255313359, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Seth Paul Finklestein, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Parkman St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-8459. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Seth Paul Finklestein, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 41887, 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 Seth Paul Finklestein, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Seth Paul Finklestein, MD had 312 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.