Dr. David Ricahrd King , MD
Surgery - Trauma Surgery • Boston, MA
15 Parkman St, Wang 455
Boston, MA 021143117
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Dr. David King is listed in NPPES under Surgery - Trauma Surgery.
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NPI assigned on September 2, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 297 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 99291 — Critical care: 150 service units.
- 99233 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 83 service units.
- 99223 — Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 52 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 458 in 2018 to 297 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018–2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
15 Parkman St
Wang 455
Boston, MA 021143117
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: The General Hospital Corporation. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine
2000
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery - Trauma Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $55,905 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. 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 – by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $44,177 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, 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 – by Provider and Service, 2022.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
Years since graduation
26 years (graduated 2000)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2000 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
2006
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; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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)
Dr. King 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. King 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
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. King are from 2022.
14 active clinicians are listed under Surgery - Trauma Surgery with a practice address in Boston, MA (22 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Boston
21.4% of these 14 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
78.6% of these 14 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 35% from 458 in 2018 to 297 in 2022.
- 2018: 458
- 2019: 384
- 2020: 371
- 2021: 362
- 2022: 297
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 33% from $83,919 in 2018 to $55,905 in 2022.
- 2018: $83,919
- 2019: $74,819
- 2020: $79,281
- 2021: $80,163
- 2022: $55,905
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 34% from $66,839 in 2018 to $44,177 in 2022.
- 2018: $66,839
- 2019: $59,604
- 2020: $63,254
- 2021: $64,112
- 2022: $44,177
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, 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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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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150 | 82 | $861.82 | $232.56 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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83 | 48 | $409.60 | $109.34 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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52 | 52 | $791.46 | $211.84 |
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99238
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
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12 | 12 | $288.33 | $77.50 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; 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: 2086S0127X
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0102X
A surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20080609000240
MA
6204906837
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
The General Hospital Corporation
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 021142621
Phone: 6177262000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
ACNPAG
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Surgery - Trauma Surgery
MDPHD
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated September 02, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery - Trauma Surgery Specialists in Boston
- Dr. Joanna Etra, MD
- Dr. Adam Fields, MD, MPH
- Dr. Reza Askari, MD
- Dr. George Velmahos, MD PHD
- Dr. John Hwabejire, MD, MPH
- Dr. Kevin Kirkland, MD
Mailing Address
15 Parkman St, Wang 455
Boston, MA 021143117
Phone: 6177262760