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Daniel J. Townsend, M.D.

NPI 1003800749ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· Boston, MA

Ophthalmology (M.D.) in Boston, Massachusetts, trained at Mayo Medical School (class of 1980). In 2024 Medicare paid $246,775 for 710 patients, and Part D covered 1,623 of their prescriptions, 65% of them generic. Amgen Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $176.93 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1003800749
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 8, 2005
Last updated in NPPESMar 26, 2025
Certified by providerMar 26, 2025

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Ophthalmology Primary207W00000X48007MA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Ophthalmology (MA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients710
Services billed3,532 across 65 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$246,775

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,623 · 1,937 30-day fills
Patients594
Total drug cost$67,156
Generic share65% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolMayo Medical School
Graduation year1980
Medicare specialtyOphthalmology
Secondary specialtiesPlastic And Reconstructive Surgery

Medical groups

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$176.93 · 7 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$629.34 · 19 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Amgen Inc.$113.855
Halozyme Inc$34.791
Alcon Vision LLC$28.291

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$176.93 · 7 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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