Rafael Montecino, M.D.
NPI 1821175316ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Boston, MA
Surgery (M.D.) with Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital and 1 other group, practicing in Boston, Massachusetts. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $36,261 for 155 patients in 2024, with only 17 Part D claims. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $80.25 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Athol Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1821175316 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Nov 1, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 6, 2009 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | A90183 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CA); Practitioner - General Surgery (MA); Practitioner - General Surgery (VT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 155 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 336 across 51 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $36,261 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 17 · 17 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 13 |
| Total drug cost | $59.93 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical groups
- Henry Heywood Memorial HospitalGardner, MA · 115 clinicians
- Heywood Medical Group Inc.Gardner, MA · 110 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Athol Memorial HospitalAthol, MA
- Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$80.25 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$2,490 · 11 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $64.20 | 1 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $16.05 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$80.25 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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