NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tom C. Hsu, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Boston, MA

Tom C. Hsu, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1285854729, issued on Apr 26, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 225929, 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, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285854729
Name
Tom C. Hsu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
225929 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
50 Staniford St, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 367-4800
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 723-7028
Medicaid IDs
2155371 MA
110079899A MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080801000268); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2004
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Tom C. Hsu 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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5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

8,130 Medicare Part D claims for 1,372 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.

  1. Tom Hsu8,130
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost2,231 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate942 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate701 claims
  4. Ofloxacin620 claims
  5. Ketorolac Tromethamine614 claims
  6. Dorzolamide-Timolol495 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: $77.12

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tom Hsu$77.12
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Ophthalmic Consultants OF Boston IncBoston, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tom C. Hsu among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts

Tom C. Hsu, MD is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Cremers, MDBoston, MA 021141588654040
  2. Thaddeus Dryja, MDBoston, MA 021141619961968
  3. Suzanne Freitag, MDBoston, MA 021141710974464
  4. Matthew Gardiner, MDBoston, MA 021141366432833
  5. Deeba Husain, MDBoston, MA 021141952397697
  6. Ula Jurkunas, MDBoston, MA 021141386634699
  7. Ivana Kim, M.D.Boston, MA 021141851381933
  8. Peter Lou, MDBoston, MA 021141316937709

Common questions

What is Tom C. Hsu, MD's NPI number?

Tom C. Hsu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285854729, issued on Apr 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tom C. Hsu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Staniford St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 367-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tom C. Hsu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 225929, 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 Tom C. Hsu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tom C. Hsu, MD had 8,130 Medicare Part D claims for 1,372 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.