Massachusetts Medicare prescriber rankings
40,651 Massachusetts prescribers billed $7.6 billion in Medicare Part D drugs in 2024, the 12th largest of 56 states and territories. Opioids were 2.71 of every 100 of those claims (CMS), below the national 3.52.
- Prescribers40,651
- Part D drug cost$7.6 billion
- Average per prescriber$187,061
- Wrote an opioid (CMS)22,463 (55.3%)
- Opioid claims per 100 claims (CMS)2.71
Reading the Massachusetts tables
Massachusetts's 40,651 prescribers wrote 38,221,988 Part D claims in 2024, about $187,061 in drug cost per prescriber. A high total usually reflects specialty practice, such as cancer, rheumatology or HIV care, or vaccines: 1 of the 50 largest totals are mostly vaccines, which pharmacies often bill under a standing order naming one clinician. These are billing tables, not quality ratings. PlainDoctor does not rank named prescribers by opioid share; the state's opioid figures above come from CMS's own totals.
The 50 highest Part D drug-cost totals
| Prescriber (NPPES taxonomy) | Drug cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|
| 1Sarah CuddyCardiovascular Disease Physician | $42.5 million | 3,140 |
| 2John BogdasarianOtolaryngology Physicianmostly vaccines, often billed by pharmacies under a standing order naming this clinician | $38.5 million | 182,670 |
| 3Emerentia AgyemangAdult Health Nurse Practitioner | $17.2 million | 2,238 |
| 4Hanna GagginCardiovascular Disease Physician | $15.3 million | 1,629 |
| 5Stephen AnesiOphthalmology Physician | $14.3 million | 4,913 |
| 6Harrison FarberPulmonary Disease Physician | $12.4 million | 2,086 |
| 7Lindsey ShanahanPhysician Assistant | $11.5 million | 3,061 |
| 8Josie MontegaardAdult Health Nurse Practitioner | $11.5 million | 1,708 |
| 9Omar SiddiqiCardiovascular Disease Physician | $11.3 million | 1,374 |
| 10Elizabeth MacneilNurse Practitioner | $11.2 million | 5,834 |
| 11Jill BurkeAcute Care Nurse Practitioner | $11.2 million | 1,785 |
| 12Chandravathi LokeHematology (Internal Medicine) Physician | $10.6 million | 1,169 |
| 13Catherine FlynnFamily Nurse Practitioner | $9.9 million | 863 |
| 14Ayan PatelCardiovascular Disease Physician | $9.6 million | 894 |
| 15Richard SteingartHematology (Internal Medicine) Physician | $9.4 million | 1,581 |
| 16Stephanie SanfordNurse Practitioner | $9.2 million | 1,693 |
| 17Alison WitkinPulmonary Disease Physician | $9.1 million | 1,403 |
| 18Aleena BanerjiAllergy & Immunology Physician | $8.4 million | 584 |
| 19Gabriela HobbsHematology & Oncology Physician | $7.6 million | 733 |
| 20Patrick CurranAdult Health Nurse Practitioner | $7.5 million | 1,667 |
| 21Lisa MendelsonGerontology Nurse Practitioner | $7.4 million | 394 |
| 22Lisa ArcikowskiNurse Practitioner | $7.4 million | 1,858 |
| 23Syed AliMedical Oncology Physician | $7.3 million | 1,342 |
| 24Tina FlahertyAcute Care Nurse Practitioner | $7.2 million | 1,202 |
| 25Raphael KievalRheumatology Physician | $7.2 million | 9,907 |
| 26Jeanne BenoitAdult Health Nurse Practitioner | $7.2 million | 28,002 |
| 27Alexandra WongPulmonary Disease Physician | $7.1 million | 1,300 |
| 28Natalie KazieradNurse Practitioner | $7.1 million | 1,213 |
| 29Rodney FalkCardiovascular Disease Physician | $7.1 million | 877 |
| 30Daniel DeangeloHematology & Oncology Physician | $7.0 million | 887 |
| 31Scott HalistaRheumatology Physician | $6.8 million | 7,104 |
| 32Ashwin AnanthakrishnanGastroenterology Physician | $6.8 million | 1,305 |
| 33Elinor ModyRheumatology Physician | $6.8 million | 2,917 |
| 34Cathleen PowerPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner | $6.7 million | 890 |
| 35Pauline NgoPhysician Assistant | $6.7 million | 1,988 |
| 36Nancy KaddisInternal Medicine Physician | $6.7 million | 1,589 |
| 37Rachel GrossRheumatology Physician | $6.7 million | 4,983 |
| 38Tamer YacoubEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician | $6.7 million | 11,323 |
| 39Joseph FeuersteinGastroenterology Physician | $6.7 million | 1,196 |
| 40Rojer RanjitFamily Nurse Practitioner | $6.6 million | 1,271 |
| 41Barrett NewsomeHematology & Oncology Physician | $6.6 million | 849 |
| 42Rabin NiroulaHematology & Oncology Physician | $6.4 million | 1,073 |
| 43James WeitzmanInternal Medicine Physician | $6.3 million | 989 |
| 44Nancy GiallombardoNurse Practitioner | $6.2 million | 1,670 |
| 45Alexandra DistasoFamily Nurse Practitioner | $6.2 million | 1,120 |
| 46Matthew AxelrodRheumatology Physician | $6.1 million | 5,168 |
| 47Irina BuhaescuRheumatology Physician | $6.1 million | 4,406 |
| 48Subramony Subramonia IyerInternal Medicine Physician | $6.0 million | 3,126 |
| 49Abdul AhmedDermatology Physician | $5.9 million | 673 |
| 50Thomas O'ConnorInternal Medicine Physician | $5.9 million | 2,355 |
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider, 2024 (data.cms.gov), matched to CMS NPPES by NPI; vaccine share from the prescriber's top drugs in the CMS by-provider-and-drug file. Specialty is the taxonomy the clinician reported to NPPES.
Common questions
How many Medicare prescribers are in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts has 40,651 Medicare Part D prescribers who filed 38,221,988 claims totaling $7.6 billion in drug costs.
What is the opioid prescribing rate in Massachusetts?
Opioids were 2.71 of every 100 Medicare Part D claims written by Massachusetts prescribers in 2024, against 3.52 nationally (CMS). 22,463 of the state's 40,621 Part D prescribers in CMS's geography file (55.3%) wrote at least one opioid.
Checking a prescriber
Open the prescriber's record for the full NPI entry and prescribing detail, then confirm the license on the state board search. The Part D file covers Medicare Part D only; commercial, Medicaid, VA and cash prescriptions are not in it.
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