Seward Brian Rutkove, MD
Neurology Physician · Boston, MA
Seward Brian Rutkove, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1467493809, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 80517, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Seward Brian Rutkove
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 80517 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
- Phone
- (617) 667-8130
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 3137660 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050628001248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Seward Brian Rutkove in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 80517Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
183 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gamunex-C35 claims
- Pregabalin20 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Gammagard Liquid13 claims
- Azathioprine11 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: $2,340.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 one group practice
- Harvard Medical Faculty Phys AT Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Seward Brian Rutkove among 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts
Seward Brian Rutkove, 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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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Common questions
What is Seward Brian Rutkove, MD's NPI number?
Seward Brian Rutkove, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467493809, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Seward Brian Rutkove, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215. Phone: (617) 667-8130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Seward Brian Rutkove, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 80517, 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 Seward Brian Rutkove, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Seward Brian Rutkove, MD had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.