Dr. David Eric C. Searls, MD

  • Needham, MA
  • Neurologist
NPI1386811032PAC ID4981778628
Medicare services, 2024
777
Medicare patients, 2024
336
Part D claims, 2024
1,156
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
148 Chestnut St, Needham, MA 02492
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Primary practice

The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Physical Therapy - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Needham, Massachusetts

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Dr. David Eric C. Searls is a neurologist in Needham, Massachusetts

Dr. Searls practices at The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Physical Therapy - HOPD in Needham, Massachusetts.

Dr. Searls' NPI, 1386811032, was assigned on May 13, 2008. Dr. Searls graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Searls holds Massachusetts license 235297.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4981778628
NPI enumeration date
May 13, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2003

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

Dr. David Eric C. Searls practices at The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Physical Therapy - HOPD in Needham, Massachusetts

Dr. Searls' primary practice is The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Physical Therapy - HOPD, at 148 Chestnut St, Needham, MA 02492.

  • The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Physical Therapy - HOPD
    148 Chestnut St, Needham, MA 02492

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Dr. David Eric C. Searls is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Searls' primary practice is The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Physical Therapy - HOPD in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Searls is also affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham. The medical group on file is Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP). Dmand AI also links Dr. Searls to 1 more hospital and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David Eric C. Searls' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Searls practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Physical Therapy - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. David Eric C. Searls is one of 806 neurologists in Massachusetts

Neurology is Dr. Searls' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Searls is licensed in Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, MassachusettsPrimaryLicense 235297 · taxonomy 2084N0400X

Neurologists near Dr. Searls

Counts of neurologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

806neurologists in Massachusetts
2neurologists in Needham

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

Dr. David Eric C. Searls billed Medicare for 777 services in 2024

CMS data shows 777 Medicare services from Dr. Searls across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 336 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $46,290 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024777
Medicare patients336
Paid by Medicare$46,290
Procedure codes9

Dr. Searls' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7402024: 49333%
Other services
2023: 02024: 284

Dr. Searls compared with the Massachusetts median for neurologists, 2024

  • Dr. Searls
  • Massachusetts median
Medicare services
777vs 3142.5 times
Medicare patients
336vs 17889% above
Part D claims
938vs 2703.5 times

Medians across 741 neurologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Searls' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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

Dr. David Eric C. Searls treated 336 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 336 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Searls in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 142 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Searls' median patient age at 75, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024336
Average age78
Average risk score1.60
Also on Medicaid18%

Dr. Searls' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Searls' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women19859%
  • Men13841%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Searls' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Stroke or TIA61%
  4. Arthritis51%
  5. Anxiety41%
  6. Mood disorders37%
  7. Diabetes33%
  8. Depression32%

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

Dr. Searls' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men37%

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

Dr. David Eric C. Searls wrote 1,156 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Searls wrote 1,156 Medicare Part D claims for 193 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 938 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $67,529 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,068 claims across 30 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,156
Drugs named by CMS26
Total drug cost$67,529
Part D patients193

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

  • Generic1,101 claims95%
  • Brand-name55 claims5%

Dr. Searls' 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. Searls' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%17 of 1,156 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: 1,0682024: 93812%

Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 30 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. David Eric C. Searls offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Searls accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Searls as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. David Eric C. Searls has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Searls in 2015. Dr. Searls' most frequent co-authors are Paul M. Foreman, MD, Christoph Johannes Griessenauer, MD and Ekkehard Matthias Kasper, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Searls' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Searls

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Dr. David Eric C. Searls received $663 in industry payments in 2017

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Searls from 1 drug or device company in 2017. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $663.

Companies that paid Dr. Searls the most, 2017 to 2017

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. David Eric C. Searls graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine

Dr. Searls graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolState University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. David Eric C. Searls's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
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NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)
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. David Eric C. Searls' NPI number?

Dr. David Eric C. Searls' NPI number is 1386811032. It was assigned on May 13, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David Eric C. Searls?

Dr. David Eric C. Searls is a neurologist in Needham, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. David Eric C. Searls practice?

Dr. Searls practices at 148 Chestnut St, Needham, MA 02492. Dr. Searls' primary practice is The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Physical Therapy - HOPD in Needham, Massachusetts. Dmand AI also links Dr. Searls to 1 hospital and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. David Eric C. Searls' medical license number?

Dr. Searls holds Massachusetts license 235297.

Which hospitals is Dr. David Eric C. Searls affiliated with?

Dr. Searls is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham. Dmand AI links Dr. Searls to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. David Eric C. Searls part of?

Dr. Searls is linked to Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP). Dmand AI links Dr. Searls to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. David Eric C. Searls accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Searls billed Medicare for 777 services in 2024, and Dr. Searls accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. David Eric C. Searls offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Searls as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. David Eric C. Searls see?

CMS counts 336 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Searls in 2024, with an average age of 78.

What services does Dr. David Eric C. Searls bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Searls' most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99215).

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Where did Dr. David Eric C. Searls go to medical school?

Dr. Searls graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. David Eric C. Searls prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Searls' most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Memantine HCl and Levetiracetam.

Has Dr. David Eric C. Searls received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $663 in general payments to Dr. Searls from 1 company from 2017 to 2017. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.

How long has Dr. David Eric C. Searls been practicing?

Dr. Searls graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

Does Dr. David Eric C. Searls do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Searls.

Who does Dr. David Eric C. Searls publish with?

Dr. Searls' most frequent co-authors are Paul M. Foreman, MD (1 shared paper), Christoph Johannes Griessenauer, MD (1 shared paper) and Ekkehard Matthias Kasper, MD (1 shared paper).

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