Dr. Howard S. Goldberg, MD

  • Swampscott, MA
  • Dermatologist
NPI1619920352PAC ID2961464391
Medicare services, 2024
3,182
Medicare patients, 2024
703
Part D claims, 2024
2,121
Publications
23
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
990 Paradise Rd, Swampscott, MA 01907
Practice phone
Call (781) 595-0151
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Primary practice

Howard S Goldberg MD Inc

Swampscott, Massachusetts

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Dr. Howard S. Goldberg is a dermatologist in Swampscott, Massachusetts

Dr. Goldberg practices at Howard S Goldberg MD Inc in Swampscott, Massachusetts.

Dr. Goldberg's NPI, 1619920352, was assigned on May 17, 2006. Dr. Goldberg graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1964. Dr. Goldberg holds Massachusetts license 30395.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2961464391
NPI enumeration date
May 17, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(781) 595-0151
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
88
Medical school graduation
1964

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Howard S. Goldberg practices at Howard S Goldberg MD Inc in Swampscott, Massachusetts

Dr. Goldberg's primary practice is Howard S Goldberg MD Inc, at 990 Paradise Rd, Swampscott, MA 01907 in Essex County. The practice phone is (781) 595-0151.

  • Howard S Goldberg MD Inc
    990 Paradise Rd, Swampscott, MA 01907 · Essex CountyPhone(781) 595-0151

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Howard S. Goldberg is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Goldberg's primary practice is Howard S Goldberg MD Inc in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Dr. Goldberg is also affiliated with Salem Hospital. The medical group on file is Howard S. Goldberg, MD, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Goldberg to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Howard S. Goldberg's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Goldberg practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Howard S Goldberg MD IncAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Howard S. Goldberg is one of 562 dermatologists in Massachusetts

Dermatology is Dr. Goldberg's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Goldberg is licensed in Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Dermatology, MassachusettsPrimaryLicense 30395 · taxonomy 207N00000X

Dermatologists near Dr. Goldberg

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Howard S. Goldberg billed Medicare for 3,182 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,182 Medicare services from Dr. Goldberg across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 703 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $183,497 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20243,182
Medicare patients703
Paid by Medicare$183,497
Procedure codes13

Dr. Goldberg's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 1,3722024: 1,60817%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,3782024: 1,54912%
Lab and pathology
2023: 232024: 259%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2,4002024: 0100%
Tests and treatments
2023: 132024: 0100%

Dr. Goldberg compared with the Massachusetts median for dermatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Goldberg
  • Massachusetts median
Medicare services
3,182vs 1,61098% above
Medicare patients
703vs 48944% above
Part D claims
1,909vs 3475.5 times

Medians across 559 dermatologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Goldberg's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Howard S. Goldberg treated 703 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 703 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Goldberg in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 269 patients. 71% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Goldberg's median patient age at 64, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024703
Average age75
Average risk score1.24
Also on Medicaid26%

Dr. Goldberg's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Goldberg's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women34249%
  • Men36151%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Goldberg's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol71%
  2. High blood pressure69%
  3. Arthritis47%
  4. Anxiety30%
  5. Chronic kidney disease29%
  6. Mood disorders27%
  7. Diabetes23%
  8. Ischemic heart disease23%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Goldberg's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Howard S. Goldberg wrote 2,121 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Goldberg wrote 2,121 Medicare Part D claims for 525 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,909 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,419,314 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,654 claims across 31 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,121
Drugs named by CMS37
Total drug cost$1.4M
Part D patients525

Dr. Goldberg's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,736 claims82%
  • Brand-name385 claims18%

Dr. Goldberg's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Goldberg's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics2%50 of 2,121 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%11 of 2,121 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,6542024: 1,90915%

Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 31 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Howard S. Goldberg ranks in the 91st percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare

Dr. Goldberg accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 799 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Goldberg, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Goldberg ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin lesions
91st percentile799 procedures
Removal or shaving of skin growth
86th percentile128 procedures
Skin biopsy
71st percentile66 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Howard S. Goldberg has 23 publications on record

Dmand AI links 23 papers to Dr. Goldberg, published from 2010 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Decision Support Systems, Clinical, Circumcision, Female and Internet. Dr. Goldberg has published most often in AMIA Annu Symp Proc. Dr. Goldberg's most frequent co-authors are Peter Dayan, Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH and Ekwutosi Morayo Okoroh, MD.

Papers23
Years published2010 to 2024

Dr. Goldberg's papers by year, 2013 to 2024

Topics Dr. Goldberg writes about most

  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical
  • Circumcision, Female
  • Internet
  • Pregnancy, Unplanned
  • Zika Virus Infection
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
  • Contraception
  • Disease Outbreaks

Dr. Goldberg's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Goldberg

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Howard S. Goldberg received $7,227 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 282 general payments to Dr. Goldberg from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 70% of the total. ZO Skin Health, Inc. paid the most, $1,839.

General payments to Dr. Goldberg by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Goldberg by kind, 2016 to 2025

$7.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,02470%
  • Gifts$1,83925%
  • Education$3385%
  • Travel and lodging$260%

Companies that paid Dr. Goldberg the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Howard S. Goldberg graduated from New York University School of Medicine

Dr. Goldberg graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1964.

  1. Medical schoolNew York University School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Howard S. Goldberg's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Howard S. Goldberg's NPI number?

Dr. Howard S. Goldberg's NPI number is 1619920352. It was assigned on May 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Howard S. Goldberg?

Dr. Howard S. Goldberg is a dermatologist in Swampscott, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).

Where does Dr. Howard S. Goldberg practice?

Dr. Goldberg practices at 990 Paradise Rd, Swampscott, MA 01907. Dr. Goldberg's primary practice is Howard S Goldberg MD Inc in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Dmand AI also links Dr. Goldberg to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Howard S. Goldberg's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Goldberg is (781) 595-0151.

What is Dr. Howard S. Goldberg's medical license number?

Dr. Goldberg holds Massachusetts license 30395.

Which hospitals is Dr. Howard S. Goldberg affiliated with?

Dr. Goldberg is affiliated with Salem Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Howard S. Goldberg part of?

Dr. Goldberg is linked to Howard S. Goldberg, MD, Inc.

Does Dr. Howard S. Goldberg accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Goldberg billed Medicare for 3,182 services in 2024, and Dr. Goldberg accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Howard S. Goldberg see?

CMS counts 703 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Goldberg in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Howard S. Goldberg bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Goldberg's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000).

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Where did Dr. Howard S. Goldberg go to medical school?

Dr. Goldberg graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1964.

What drugs does Dr. Howard S. Goldberg prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Goldberg's most prescribed drugs by claims were Betamethasone Diprop Augmented, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Ketoconazole.

Has Dr. Howard S. Goldberg received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,227 in general payments to Dr. Goldberg from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from ZO Skin Health, Inc.

How long has Dr. Howard S. Goldberg been practicing?

Dr. Goldberg graduated from medical school in 1964, 62 years ago.

Does Dr. Howard S. Goldberg do research?

Dmand AI links 23 publications to Dr. Goldberg, published from 2010 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Howard S. Goldberg publish with?

Dr. Goldberg's most frequent co-authors are Peter Dayan (3 shared papers), Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH (3 shared papers) and Ekwutosi Morayo Okoroh, MD (3 shared papers).

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