Dr. David J Taub , MD
Dermatology • Brookline, MA
1265 Beacon St, Apt 704
Brookline, MA 024465200
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NPI assigned on February 23, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 693 Original Medicare Part B services in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2019:
- 17003 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths: 281 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 162 service units.
- 17000 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth: 110 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 9 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 12 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2020:
- Sildenafil Citrate — 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,233 in 2017 to 693 in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2019.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1265 Beacon St
Apt 704
Brookline, MA 024465200
What Public CMS Data Show
Dermatology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
227 people with Original Medicare in 2019
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2019.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $35,599 in 2019
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2019. 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, 2019.
Paid by Medicare
About $23,913 in 2019
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2019, 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, 2019.
30-day fills
12 standardized 30-day fills in 2020
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
$45 in 2020
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2020, 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 – by Provider and Drug, 2020.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
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.
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Compared with the same specialty in Brookline and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Taub are from 2019.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Taub are from 2020.
11 active clinicians are listed under Dermatology with a practice address in Brookline, MA (633 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Brookline
0% of these 11 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
45.5% of these 11 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 44% from 1,233 in 2017 to 693 in 2019.
- 2017: 1,233
- 2018: 1,057
- 2019: 693
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 44% from $63,561 in 2017 to $35,599 in 2019.
- 2017: $63,561
- 2018: $52,362
- 2019: $35,599
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 49% from $46,705 in 2017 to $23,913 in 2019.
- 2017: $46,705
- 2018: $37,197
- 2019: $23,913
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 97% from 420 in 2016 to 12 in 2020.
- 2016: 420
- 2017: 278
- 2018: 231
- 2019: 188
- 2020: 12
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 97% from 462 in 2016 to 12 in 2020.
- 2016: 462
- 2017: 316
- 2018: 266
- 2019: 204
- 2020: 12
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 100% from $24,322 in 2016 to $45 in 2020.
- 2016: $24,322
- 2017: $11,513
- 2018: $11,530
- 2019: $7,462
- 2020: $45
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2019), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2020), 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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17003
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths
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281 | 54 | $20.00 | $6.15 |
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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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162 | 145 | $170.00 | $78.49 |
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17000
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth
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110 | 94 | $130.00 | $63.49 |
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11102
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth
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41 | 40 | $232.44 | $105.64 |
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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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25 | 25 | $250.00 | $114.55 |
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17110
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths
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24 | 24 | $275.00 | $118.69 |
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99202
New patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 15 minutes or more
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18 | 18 | $225.00 | $81.03 |
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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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17 | 17 | $257.06 | $114.45 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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15 | 14 | $170.00 | $48.26 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2019; 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 2020.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Sildenafil Citrate | Sildenafil Citrate | 12 | 276 | $44.88 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2020; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-10-28NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X
A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1265 BEACON ST, APT 704, BROOKLINE, MA 024465200 (Tel: 6174079804)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 955 MAIN ST, SUITE G6, WINCHESTER, MA 018901961 (Tel: 7817294878)
Registered at 1265 BEACON ST, APT 704, BROOKLINE, MA 024465200
Recorded as DAVID TAUB, MD
Dermatology (license number reported to NPPES: MA 37156)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Dermatology Specialists in Brookline
- Dr. Alan Rockoff, MD
- Dr. Brian Lester, MD
- Dr. Dorothy Cunningham, MD
- Dr. Mitchell Rubenstein, MD
- Dr. Rachael Clark, MD PHD
- Dr. Neil Houston, MD
Mailing Address
1265 Beacon St, Apt 704
Brookline, MA 024465200