Dr. Joseph Mcdowell , MD
Anesthesiology โข Boston, MA
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114
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Dr. Joseph Mcdowell is listed in NPPES under Anesthesiology.
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NPI assigned on March 29, 2013; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 213 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 01996 โ Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration: 54 service units.
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 40 service units.
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 32 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Boston, MA (2024, 525 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 118. Middle half: 54 to 216.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Massachusetts (2024, 1,131 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 136. Middle half: 67 to 248.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 332 in 2020 to 213 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Boston, MA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Emerson Endoscopy And Digestive Health Center, Llc; Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Georgetown University School Of Medicine
2013
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
240 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $18,634 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $14,712 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
Years since graduation
13 years (graduated 2013)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2013 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2013
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Mcdowell has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Mcdowell as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Boston and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Boston, MA (2024, 525 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 118. Middle half: 54 to 216.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Massachusetts (2024, 1,131 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 136. Middle half: 67 to 248.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Boston, MA (2024, 525 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,726. Middle half: $7,489 to $33,603.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Massachusetts (2024, 1,131 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,427. Middle half: $8,294 to $31,372.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Boston, MA (2024, 525 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,416. Middle half: $5,971 to $26,585.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Massachusetts (2024, 1,131 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,103. Middle half: $6,644 to $24,951.
1,082 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Boston, MA (2,091 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Boston
1.8% of these 1,082 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.7% of these 1,082 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 36% from 332 in 2020 to 213 in 2024.
- 2020: 332
- 2021: 328
- 2022: 218
- 2023: 174
- 2024: 213
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 41% from $31,459 in 2020 to $18,634 in 2024.
- 2020: $31,459
- 2021: $26,772
- 2022: $16,917
- 2023: $12,890
- 2024: $18,634
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 39% from $24,008 in 2020 to $14,712 in 2024.
- 2020: $24,008
- 2021: $21,395
- 2022: $13,396
- 2023: $10,090
- 2024: $14,712
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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01996
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration
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54 | 24 | $465.00 | $64.46 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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40 | 25 | $331.00 | $82.28 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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32 | 20 | $206.50 | $51.56 |
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64416
Continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle through catheter
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19 | 19 | $536.00 | $78.52 |
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64447
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)
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19 | 19 | $290.00 | $61.70 |
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00731
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope
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17 | 17 | $875.29 | $104.47 |
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64415
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)
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17 | 17 | $330.00 | $71.43 |
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01402
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement
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15 | 15 | $2283.67 | $303.84 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20180613002905
MA
0547587271
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 021142696
Phone: 6177240287
Emerson Endoscopy And Digestive Health Center, Llc
310 Baker Ave, Concord, MA 017422140
Phone: 9787761710
Secondary Practice Locations
45 Francis St
Boston, MA 021156105
Phone: 6175256500
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 021142621
Phone: 6177262000
45 Francis St
Boston, MA 021156105
Phone: 6175256500
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Psychologist
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Emergency Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 55 FRUIT ST, BOSTON, MA 02114 (Tel: 6177262000)
Registered at 175 BLOSSOM ST UNIT 1002, BOSTON, MA 021142628 (Tel: 3134076616)
Additional practice office at 45 Francis St, Boston, MA 021156105
Additional practice office at 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 021142621
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: MA 255877)
Registered at 60 LONGWOOD AVE APT 210, BROOKLINE, MA 024465229 (Tel: 3134076616)
Registered at 60 LONGWOOD AVE APT 210, BROOKLINE, MA 024465229 (Tel: 3134076616)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 45 FRANCIS ST, BOSTON, MA 021156105 (Tel: 6175256500)
Registered at 23322 LAWRENCE AVE, DEARBORN, MI 481281232 (Tel: 3134076616)
Recorded as JOSEPH MCDOWELL, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Anesthesiology Specialists in Boston
- Dr. Janet Adeola, MD
- Dr. Shannon Mckenna, MD
- Dr. Thor Milland, MD
- Dr. Lisa Kunze, MD
- Dr. Vishnu Vanaharam, MD
- Dr. Todd Sarge, MD
Mailing Address
175 Blossom St Unit 1002
Boston, MA 021142628
Phone: 3134076616