Clare Elisabeth Howard
Pediatrics β’ Boston, MA
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 021142621
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 021142621
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 Salem, MA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Pediatrics: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2020
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Clare Howard 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
816 active clinicians are listed under Pediatrics with a practice address in Boston, MA (2,626 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Boston
0.9% of these 816 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
13.6% of these 816 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-05-29NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2080N0001X
A pediatrician who is the principal care provider for sick newborn infants. Clinical expertise is used for direct patient care and for consulting with obstetrical colleagues to plan for the care of mothers who have high-risk pregnancies.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSSources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
81 Highland Ave
Salem, MA 019702768
Phone: 9788256620
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
Additional practice office at 81 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 019702768
Registered at 55 FRUIT ST, BOSTON, MA 021142621 (Tel: 6177262000)
Registered at 55 FRUIT ST, BOSTON, MA 021142621
Pediatrics (license number reported to NPPES: CA PTL3439)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, 550-16TH STREET, MISSION HALL, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 (Tel: 4154765001)
Registered at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, 550-16TH STREET, MISSION HALL, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 (Tel: 4154765001)
Recorded as CLARE HOWARD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pediatrics Specialists in Boston
- Dr. Jonathan Hubbard, MD
- Dr. Daniel Geller, MBBS FRACP
- Dr. Elizabeth Pisarik, MD
- Dr. Angela Jacques, MD
- Dr. Howard Weinstein, MD
- Dr. Aisha James, MD
Mailing Address
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 021142621