NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vito Louis Pugliano, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Boston, MA

Vito Louis Pugliano, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1245524974, issued on May 28, 2011. Check the license (Massachusetts 248903, 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
1245524974
Name
Vito Louis Pugliano
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
248903 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
800 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
Phone
(617) 636-5000
Enumerated
May 28, 2011
Record last updated
Feb 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160818000171); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2011
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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Also registered at 800 Washington St

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

  1. Jeffrey Aalberg, MD, MPHSurgery Physician1326788027
  2. Omer Abbak, PHARMDPharmacist1114500337
  3. Aya Abdelnaser, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770425373
  4. Marie Elise Abi Antoun, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1356042626
  5. Ahmad AboalfarajSurgery Physician1538517651
  6. Tala Abu Samaan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376386250

Verify Vito Louis Pugliano 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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32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

456 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 178 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vito Pugliano456
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl113 claims
  2. Meloxicam105 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium104 claims
  4. Hydromorphone Hcl25 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl17 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: $7,942.99

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vito Pugliano$7,943
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Atrius Health IncNeedham, MA

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

Vito Louis Pugliano among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts

Vito Louis Pugliano, M.D. is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery 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 2011, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 441 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Asad AshrafBoston, MA 021111720549397
  2. Michael Baratz, MDBoston, MA 021111013177534
  3. William Donaldson, M.D.Boston, MA 021111043235187
  4. Matthew Gordon, M.D.Boston, MA 021111417215401
  5. John Mazzocco, MDBoston, MA 021111386266831
  6. Suzanne Naughton, MDBoston, MA 021111770110819
  7. Nicholas Pagani, MDBoston, MA 021111104318872
  8. Sally Rudicel, MDBoston, MA 021111790897106

Common questions

What is Vito Louis Pugliano, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vito Louis Pugliano, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245524974, issued on May 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vito Louis Pugliano, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Washington St, Boston, MA, 02111. Phone: (617) 636-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vito Louis Pugliano, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 248903, 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 Vito Louis Pugliano, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vito Louis Pugliano, M.D. had 456 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.