Dr. David Evan Ruchelsman , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery • Newton, MA
2000 Washington St, Blue 201
Newton, MA 024621650
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Dr. David Ruchelsman is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on August 1, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 2,919 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:
- J3301 — Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg: 552 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 445 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 264 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.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 30 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 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2019:
- Xiaflex (Collagenase Clostridium Hist.) — 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2019. 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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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Newton, MA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,886. Middle half: 2,033 to 5,874.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Massachusetts (2024, 379 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 943. Middle half: 391 to 2,997.
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 1,862 in 2020 to 2,919 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2000 Washington St
Blue 201
Newton, MA 024621650
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: Boston Hand To Shoulder Pc. 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
New York University School Of Medicine
2004
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
714 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 $366,570 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 $278,198 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.
30-day fills
12 standardized 30-day fills in 2019
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
$59,676 in 2019
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2019, 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, 2019.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $116.87 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $116.87 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Stryker Corporation: $53.74 across 2 records.
- AXOGEN: $45.84 across 1 record.
- Bioventus LLC: $17.29 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
22 years (graduated 2004)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2004 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
2007
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?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Ruchelsman 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. Ruchelsman 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 Newton and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Newton, MA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,886. Middle half: 2,033 to 5,874.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Massachusetts (2024, 379 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 943. Middle half: 391 to 2,997.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Newton, MA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $154,090. Middle half: $79,722 to $214,797.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Massachusetts (2024, 379 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $106,534. Middle half: $39,615 to $188,576.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Newton, MA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $117,541. Middle half: $58,475 to $161,862.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Massachusetts (2024, 379 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $78,919. Middle half: $29,480 to $142,985.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Ruchelsman are from 2019.
16 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Newton, MA (692 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Newton
18.8% of these 16 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
75% of these 16 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 57% from 1,862 in 2020 to 2,919 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,862
- 2021: 2,456
- 2022: 2,431
- 2023: 2,477
- 2024: 2,919
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 208% from $119,179 in 2020 to $366,570 in 2024.
- 2020: $119,179
- 2021: $221,083
- 2022: $257,317
- 2023: $245,862
- 2024: $366,570
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 207% from $90,547 in 2020 to $278,198 in 2024.
- 2020: $90,547
- 2021: $168,709
- 2022: $193,143
- 2023: $185,490
- 2024: $278,198
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 13 in 2013 to 12 in 2019.
- 2013: 13
- 2017: 11
- 2019: 12
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 13 in 2013 to 12 in 2019.
- 2013: 13
- 2017: 11
- 2019: 12
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $77 in 2013 to $59,676 in 2019.
- 2013: $77
- 2017: $404
- 2019: $59,676
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $523.06 in 2019 to $116.87 in 2025.
- 2019: $523.06
- 2023: $113.44
- 2024: $375.00
- 2025: $116.87
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2019), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $116.87.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| AXOGEN |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AXOGUARD HA+ NERVE PROTECTOR | General | $45.84 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $36.55 |
| Bioventus LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM | General | $17.29 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INSPACE | General | $17.19 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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552 | 225 | $9.77 | $0.98 |
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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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445 | 332 | $520.42 | $139.07 |
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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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264 | 218 | $366.08 | $99.00 |
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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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231 | 231 | $712.29 | $180.60 |
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20550
Injection into tendon or ligament
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156 | 116 | $347.50 | $57.16 |
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76942
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement
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147 | 129 | $845.60 | $63.85 |
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73110
X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
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137 | 99 | $170.00 | $48.83 |
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73140
X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views
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124 | 90 | $123.06 | $47.31 |
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73120
X-ray of hand, 2 views
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120 | 90 | $166.63 | $53.80 |
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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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116 | 116 | $456.16 | $121.36 |
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26145
Repair of tendon, finger, and/or palm of hand
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95 | 40 | $4063.16 | $401.42 |
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20606
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint using ultrasound guidance
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89 | 77 | $660.47 | $105.28 |
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73130
X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
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89 | 75 | $182.02 | $53.34 |
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29848
Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope
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47 | 42 | $4000.00 | $452.92 |
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26055
Incision of tendon covering of finger
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32 | 25 | $3300.00 | $262.53 |
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20604
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance
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30 | 30 | $512.13 | $88.65 |
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73080
X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views
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30 | 28 | $175.00 | $37.68 |
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64708
Release of arm or leg nerve
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22 | 19 | $4000.00 | $371.19 |
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25447
Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers
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20 | 18 | $5125.00 | $823.22 |
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25600
Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation
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19 | 19 | $1400.00 | $396.83 |
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25609
Treatment of 3 or more broken lower forearm bone pieces on thumb side inside wrist joint with placement of stabilizing device
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19 | 19 | $6552.63 | $1098.33 |
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26480
Transfer of tendon to back of hand
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18 | 18 | $4000.00 | $418.15 |
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25000
Incision or the tendon covering on the top side of the wrist
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17 | 17 | $3500.00 | $196.04 |
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64718
Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve
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17 | 16 | $5000.00 | $647.36 |
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25280
Lengthening or shortening of tendon of forearm and/or wrist
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16 | 16 | $3600.00 | $313.52 |
(top 25 shown)
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 2019.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Xiaflex | Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 12 | 336 | $59,676.20 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2019; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20090808000122
MA
9234282286
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
Boston Hand To Shoulder Pc
159 Wells Ave, Newton, MA 024593301
Phone: 6179654263
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant, Master of Public Health
Occupational Therapist - Hand
Occupational Therapist Registered, L, Certified Hand Therapist
Physician Assistant
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Surgery of the Hand
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated August 01, 2007.
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 Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Newton
- Dr. Alfred Hanmer, MD
- Dr. Daniel Quinn, MD
- Dr. Robert Elrod, MD
- Dr. Daniel Snyder, MD
- Dr. Daniel Banaszek, MD
- Dr. Aaron Gardiner, MD
Mailing Address
2000 Washington St, Blue 201
Newton, MA 024621650
Phone: 6179654263