William Joseph Doherty, MD
Specialist · Stoneham, MA
William Joseph Doherty, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Stoneham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1669466223, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 77843, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Joseph Doherty
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 77843 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 92 Montvale Ave, Stoneham, MA 02180
- Phone
- (781) 279-7040
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (781) 279-8430
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050601000881); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Joseph Doherty in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 77843Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium18 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $184.41
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
William Joseph Doherty among 1,096 specialist records in Massachusetts
William Joseph Doherty, MD is one of 1,096 specialist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 15% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 12% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1989 among the 128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Massachusetts
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sharon FraasStoneham, MA 021801629276894
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- Stephen Jamison, M.D.Stoneham, MA 021801538232350
- Gabriella KruseStoneham, MA 021801083345698
- Tsapman Lee, M.D.Stoneham, MA 021801558350934
- Carlo Cecchetti, MDMelrose, MA 021761710995410
- Caitlyn Chisholm, OTR/LBraintree, MA 021841013180264
- Edward Fischer, M.D.Melrose, MA 021761790744886
Common questions
What is William Joseph Doherty, MD's NPI number?
William Joseph Doherty, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669466223, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Joseph Doherty, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 92 Montvale Ave, Stoneham, MA, 02180. Phone: (781) 279-7040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Joseph Doherty, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 77843, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Joseph Doherty, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Joseph Doherty, MD had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Joseph Doherty, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.