Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 485
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 218
- Part D claims, 2024
- 159
- Publications
- 27
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA 02118
- Practice phone
- Call (617) 638-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa is a dermatologist in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Kwa practices at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Boston Medical Center Health System.
Dr. Kwa's NPI, 1225403561, was assigned on December 12, 2015. Dr. Kwa graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2019. Dr. Kwa holds Massachusetts license 1014095.
- NPI
- 1225403561NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9335473180
- NPI enumeration date
- December 12, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (617) 638-8000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 33
- Medical school graduation
- 2019
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa practices at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Kwa's primary practice is Boston Medical Center, at 1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA 02118 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 638-8000.
- Boston Medical Center1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA 02118 · Suffolk CountyPhone(617) 638-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Kwa's primary practice is Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Boston Medical Center Health System. Dr. Kwa is also affiliated with South Shore Hospital. The medical group on file is Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dmand AI also links Dr. Kwa to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kwa practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa is one of 562 dermatologists in Massachusetts
Dermatology is Dr. Kwa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Kwa is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, MassachusettsPrimary
Dermatologists near Dr. Kwa
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa billed Medicare for 485 services in 2024
CMS data shows 485 Medicare services from Dr. Kwa across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 218 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,296 for them.
Dr. Kwa's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 832024: 247198%
- Surgery
- 2023: 162024: 2381388%
Where Dr. Kwa's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office36976%
- In a facility11624%
Dr. Kwa compared with the Massachusetts median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Kwa
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 485vs 1,61070% below
- Medicare patients
- 218vs 48955% below
- Part D claims
- 61vs 34782% below
Medians across 559 dermatologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kwa'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. Michael Christopher Kwa treated 218 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kwa in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 114 patients. 66% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kwa's median patient age at 46, with 59% women.
Dr. Kwa's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kwa's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10950%
- Men10950%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kwa's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol66%
- High blood pressure64%
- Arthritis36%
- Mood disorders30%
- Diabetes26%
- Anxiety24%
- Depression24%
- Chronic kidney disease18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kwa's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 46
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa wrote 159 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kwa wrote 159 Medicare Part D claims for 82 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 61 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $870 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 108 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Kwa's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic127 claims80%
- Brand-name32 claims20%
Dr. Kwa'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. Kwa's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics8%13 of 159 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: 1082024: 6144%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
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. Michael Christopher Kwa ranks in the 77th percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare
Dr. Kwa accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 133 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Kwa, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Kwa ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 77th percentile133 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 77th percentile109 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa has 27 publications on record
Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Kwa, published from 2016 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Cardiovascular Diseases, Dermatomyositis and Drug Costs. Dr. Kwa has published most often in J Am Acad Dermatol. Dr. Kwa's most frequent co-authors are Kaveh Ardalan, Ashwin Agarwal, MD and Andrew Wonho Choi, MD.
Dr. Kwa's papers by year, 2016 to 2024
Topics Dr. Kwa writes about most
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Dermatomyositis
- Drug Costs
- Inpatients
- Skin Neoplasms
- United States Food and Drug Administration
- Administration, Topical
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Dr. Kwa's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Kwa
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa received $672 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Kwa from 6 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $140.
General payments to Dr. Kwa by program year, 2020 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kwa by kind, 2020 to 2025
- Food and beverage$60089%
- Education$7211%
Companies that paid Dr. Kwa the most, 2020 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
Dr. Kwa graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2019.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa's NPI number?
Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa's NPI number is 1225403561. It was assigned on December 12, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa?
Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa is a dermatologist in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa practice?
Dr. Kwa practices at 1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA 02118. Dr. Kwa's primary practice is Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Boston Medical Center Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kwa to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kwa is (617) 638-8000.
What is Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa's medical license number?
Dr. Kwa holds Massachusetts license 1014095.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa affiliated with?
Dr. Kwa practices at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kwa is also affiliated with South Shore Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa part of?
Dr. Kwa is linked to Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dmand AI links Dr. Kwa to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kwa billed Medicare for 485 services in 2024, and Dr. Kwa accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa see?
CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kwa in 2024, with an average age of 71.
What services does Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kwa's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003) and office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa go to medical school?
Dr. Kwa graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2019.
What drugs does Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kwa's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ketoconazole, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Hydrocortisone.
Has Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $672 in general payments to Dr. Kwa from 6 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Genentech, Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa been practicing?
Dr. Kwa graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa do research?
Dmand AI links 27 publications to Dr. Kwa, published from 2016 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Michael Christopher Kwa publish with?
Dr. Kwa's most frequent co-authors are Kaveh Ardalan (4 shared papers), Ashwin Agarwal, MD (1 shared paper) and Andrew Wonho Choi, MD (1 shared paper).
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