Michael Core
Physician Assistant โข Boston, MA
243 Charles St
Boston, MA 021143002
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NPI assigned on July 7, 2020; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 734 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:
- 87400 โ Detection test by immunoassay technique for influenza virus: 132 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 109 service units.
- 71046 โ X-ray of chest, 2 views: 86 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 12 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 197 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav) โ 46 prescription fills, including refills.
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro (Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst) โ 37 prescription fills, including refills.
- Azithromycin โ 25 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Boston, MA (2024, 510 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 118. Middle half: 40 to 287.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,142 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 222. Middle half: 79 to 552.
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 55 in 2021 to 734 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
243 Charles St
Boston, MA 021143002
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2020
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
280 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 $43,998 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 $32,936 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.
30-day fills
197 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,446 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $22.13 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
6 years (graduated 2020)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2020 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.
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.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
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, 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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Michael Core 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 Michael Core 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 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Boston, MA (2024, 510 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 118. Middle half: 40 to 287.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,142 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 222. Middle half: 79 to 552.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Boston, MA (2024, 510 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,838. Middle half: $3,776 to $24,245.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,142 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,073. Middle half: $6,686 to $39,911.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Boston, MA (2024, 510 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,962. Middle half: $2,814 to $18,094.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,142 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,188. Middle half: $5,025 to $29,930.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Boston, MA (2024, 574 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 92. Middle half: 27 to 292.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,255 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 175. Middle half: 52 to 564.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Boston, MA (2024, 574 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,258. Middle half: $294 to $26,549.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,255 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,484. Middle half: $458 to $50,541.
1,660 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Boston, MA (4,715 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Boston
15.4% of these 1,660 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
57.1% of these 1,660 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 increased 1235% from 55 in 2021 to 734 in 2024.
- 2021: 55
- 2022: 229
- 2023: 315
- 2024: 734
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 1119% from $3,610 in 2021 to $43,998 in 2024.
- 2021: $3,610
- 2022: $16,004
- 2023: $24,894
- 2024: $43,998
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 846% from $3,482 in 2021 to $32,936 in 2024.
- 2021: $3,482
- 2022: $14,482
- 2023: $19,595
- 2024: $32,936
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2022 to 197 in 2024.
- 2022: 11
- 2023: 72
- 2024: 197
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2022 to 197 in 2024.
- 2022: 11
- 2023: 72
- 2024: 197
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $85 in 2022 to $1,446 in 2024.
- 2022: $85
- 2023: $468
- 2024: $1,446
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $22.56 in 2023 to $22.13 in 2024.
- 2023: $22.56
- 2024: $22.13
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $22.13.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TARPEYO | General | $22.13 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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87400
Detection test by immunoassay technique for influenza virus
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132 | 64 | $57.93 | $13.85 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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109 | 95 | $486.43 | $118.76 |
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71046
X-ray of chest, 2 views
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86 | 45 | $135.52 | $19.25 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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75 | 75 | $630.49 | $153.78 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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67 | 60 | $344.96 | $84.43 |
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87426
Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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62 | 57 | $123.66 | $34.62 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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60 | 60 | $427.18 | $103.38 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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54 | 45 | $7.88 | $2.20 |
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87430
Detection test by immunoassay technique for streptococcus, group a (strep)
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48 | 44 | $58.84 | $16.47 |
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93000
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
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15 | 15 | $55.90 | $13.36 |
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87428
Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza
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14 | 13 | $175.00 | $63.37 |
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82962
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument
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12 | 12 | $2.79 | $2.73 |
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.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 46 | 281 | $235.46 | 45 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 37 | 191 | $324.16 | 34 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 25 | 125 | $73.75 | 25 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 24 | 396 | $154.57 | 23 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 22 | 149 | $152.47 | 22 |
| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 16 | 140 | $326.30 | 15 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 14 | 129 | $169.68 | 14 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 13 | 66 | $9.59 | 12 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-08-04NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20210122000603
MA
2466866090
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 243 CHARLES ST, BOSTON, MA 021143002 (Tel: 6175733431)
Registered at 243 CHARLES ST, BOSTON, MA 021143002 (Tel: 6175733431)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: MA PA7693)
Registered at 10 FERRY ST STE 302, CONCORD, NH 033015081 (Tel: 2026408833)
Registered at 10 FERRY ST STE 302, CONCORD, NH 033015081 (Tel: 2026408833)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1626 COMMONWEALTH AVE APT 11, BRIGHTON, MA 021355027 (Tel: 4096592302)
Registered at 1626 COMMONWEALTH AVE APT 11, BRIGHTON, MA 021355027 (Tel: 4096592302)
Recorded as MICHAEL CORE
Physician Assistant
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Boston
- Joseph Parseghian, PA-C
- Jane Langfitt, PA-C
- Julie Brown, PA-C
- Nicole Mcfarlane, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
- Angela Cramer, PA
- Claire Moses, PA-C
Mailing Address
243 Charles St
Boston, MA 021143002
Phone: 6175733431