Dr. Rachel Anne Diffendal , DPT
Physical Therapist • Brookline, MA
62 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 024457993
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Dr. Rachel Diffendal is listed in NPPES under Physical Therapist.
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NPI assigned on August 18, 2021; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 525 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 97530 — Therapy procedure using functional activities: 193 service units.
- 97535 — Training for self-care or home management: 163 service units.
- 97112 — Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function: 81 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Physical Therapist in Brookline, MA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,541. Middle half: 840 to 1,904.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Physical Therapist in Massachusetts (2024, 1,971 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,482. Middle half: 782 to 2,430.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 74 in 2021 to 525 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
62 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 024457993
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Bay State Physical Therapy Of Randolph Inc; Boston Sports Medicine 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
2021
What Public CMS Data Show
Physical Therapist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
26 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $17,385 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $12,610 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Years since graduation
5 years (graduated 2021)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2021 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
2021
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, “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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Diffendal 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.
Compared with the same specialty in Brookline and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Physical Therapist in Brookline, MA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,541. Middle half: 840 to 1,904.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Physical Therapist in Massachusetts (2024, 1,971 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,482. Middle half: 782 to 2,430.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physical Therapist in Brookline, MA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $47,286. Middle half: $25,779 to $61,166.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physical Therapist in Massachusetts (2024, 1,971 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $42,387. Middle half: $22,691 to $68,485.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physical Therapist in Brookline, MA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,307. Middle half: $19,603 to $47,002.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physical Therapist in Massachusetts (2024, 1,971 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $32,505. Middle half: $17,256 to $52,207.
121 active clinicians are listed under Physical Therapist with a practice address in Brookline, MA (7,259 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Brookline
0.8% of these 121 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
29.8% of these 121 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 609% from 74 in 2021 to 525 in 2024.
- 2021: 74
- 2022: 1,921
- 2023: 355
- 2024: 525
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 744% from $2,059 in 2021 to $17,385 in 2024.
- 2021: $2,059
- 2022: $65,205
- 2023: $11,588
- 2024: $17,385
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 665% from $1,648 in 2021 to $12,610 in 2024.
- 2021: $1,648
- 2022: $51,051
- 2023: $7,861
- 2024: $12,610
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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97530
Therapy procedure using functional activities
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193 | 21 | $90.00 | $37.07 |
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97535
Training for self-care or home management, each 15 minutes
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163 | 24 | $80.00 | $27.01 |
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97112
Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes
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81 | 18 | $75.00 | $26.52 |
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97110
Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes
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69 | 19 | $65.00 | $23.15 |
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97161
Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes
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19 | 17 | $230.00 | $109.60 |
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-05-23NUCC Taxonomy Code: 225100000X
Physical therapists (PTs) are licensed health care professionals who diagnose and treat individuals of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. PTs examine each individual and develop a plan using treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability. In addition, PTs work with individuals to prevent the loss of mobility before it occurs by developing fitness- and wellness-oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles. PTs: 1.Diagnose and manage movement dysfunction and enhance physical and functional abilities. 2.Restore, maintain, and promote not only optimal physical function but optimal wellness and fitness and optimal quality of life as it relates to movement and health. 3.Prevent the onset, symptoms, and progression of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities that may result from diseases, disorders, conditions, or injuries. 4.Treat conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems. 5.Address the negative effects attributable to unique personal and environmental factors as they relate to human performance. 6.PTs provide care for people in a variety of settings, including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, schools, sports and fitness facilities, work settings, and nursing homes. State licensure is required in each state in which a PT practices.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE
I20210825002087
MA
3072918390
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
Bay State Physical Therapy Of Randolph Inc
54 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 024457940
Phone: 6172620030
Bay State Physical Therapy Of Randolph Inc
62 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 024457993
Phone: 6172620030
Boston Sports Medicine Inc
54 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 024457940
Phone: 6172620030
Boston Sports Medicine Inc
62 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 024457924
Phone: 6172620030
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physical Therapist
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist - Orthopedic
Master of Science, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 62 HARVARD ST, BROOKLINE, MA 024457993 (Tel: 6172620030)
Registered at PO BOX 322, BOSTON, MA 021340003
Recorded as RACHEL DIFFENDAL, DPT
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 100 WASHINGTON ST STE B, CANTON, MA 020214017 (Tel: 7812146505)
Registered at 1401 BEACON ST APT 605, BROOKLINE, MA 024464813
Recorded as RACHEL DIFFENDAL
Physical Therapist
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physical Therapists in Brookline
- Shana Cahill
- Dr. Giana Pagliocco, DPT
- Dr. Shannon Tevenan, PT, DPT
- Paul Salvi, PT
- Heather White, PT
- Sophia Cha
Mailing Address
Po Box 322
Boston, MA 021340003