Dr. Joseph Bowers Ciolino, MD

Dr. Ciolino practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham.

Dr. Ciolino's NPI, 1558418020, was assigned on January 5, 2007. Dr. Ciolino graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Ciolino holds Massachusetts license 218477.

Dr. Ciolino's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital, at 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 726-2000.

Dr. Ciolino's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dr. Ciolino is also affiliated with Massachusetts Eye and Ear. The medical group on file is Mass General Brigham. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ciolino to 2 more medical groups and 1 community health center, each named with a free account.

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

Ophthalmology is Dr. Ciolino's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Ciolino is licensed in Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 950 Medicare services from Dr. Ciolino across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 285 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $93,487 for them.

CMS counts 285 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ciolino in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 115 patients. 71% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ciolino's median patient age at 67, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ciolino wrote 804 Medicare Part D claims for 198 patients. 55% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 710 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $73,846 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 562 claims across 14 drugs.

Dr. Ciolino accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 73 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Ciolino, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 94 papers to Dr. Ciolino, published from 2011 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 11. The most frequent topics are Cornea, Ophthalmic Solutions and Contact Lenses. Dr. Ciolino has published most often in Cornea. Dr. Ciolino's most frequent co-authors are James Chodosh, MD, MPH, Ula V. Jurkunas, MD and Michael W. Belin, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Ciolino to 3 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 1/2 studies. Conditions studied include Corneal Neovascularization, Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane and Neovascularization, Pathologic.

CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Ciolino from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 91% of the total. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. paid the most, $9,360.

Dr. Ciolino graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2002.