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Dr. Caitlin Polistena, MD
NPI1508284084PAC ID4880922590
- Medicare services, 2024
- 136
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 99
- Part D claims, 2024
- 109
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854
- Practice phone
- Call (978) 937-6000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Caitlin Polistena is a general surgeon in Lowell, Massachusetts
Dr. Polistena practices at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts, part of Tufts Medicine.
Dr. Polistena's NPI, 1508284084, was assigned on April 2, 2014. Dr. Polistena graduated from New York Medical College in 2014. Dr. Polistena holds Massachusetts license 283456.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1508284084NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4880922590
- NPI enumeration date
- April 2, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (978) 937-6000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Caitlin Polistena practices at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts
Dr. Polistena's primary practice is Lowell General Hospital, at 295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854 in Middlesex County. The practice phone is (978) 937-6000.
- Lowell General Hospital295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854 · Middlesex CountyPhone(978) 937-6000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Caitlin Polistena is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Polistena's primary practice is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts, part of Tufts Medicine. Dr. Polistena is also affiliated with Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital. The medical group on file is Precision Surgical Specialists of Lowell. Dmand AI also links Dr. Polistena to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalPrecision Surgical Specialists of Lowell1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 5 affiliations for Dr. PolistenaSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Caitlin Polistena's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Polistena practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lowell General Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Caitlin Polistena is one of 732 general surgeons in Massachusetts
Surgery is Dr. Polistena's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Polistena's licenses on file in 2 states: Massachusetts and Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, MassachusettsPrimary
- Florida license
General surgeons near Dr. Polistena
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
732general surgeons in Massachusetts15general surgeons in Lowell10general surgeons at Lowell General Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Caitlin Polistena billed Medicare for 136 services in 2024
CMS data shows 136 Medicare services from Dr. Polistena across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 99 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,528 for them.
Medicare services, 2024136
Medicare patients99
Paid by Medicare$11,528
Procedure codes5
Dr. Polistena's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 622024: 136119%
Where Dr. Polistena's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5440%
- In a facility8260%
Dr. Polistena compared with the Massachusetts median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Polistena
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 136vs 20032% below
- Medicare patients
- 99vs 15235% below
- Part D claims
- 73vs 223.3 times
Medians across 688 general surgeons in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Polistena'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. Caitlin Polistena treated 99 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Polistena in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 32 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 39% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Polistena's median patient age at 46, with 68% women.
Medicare patients, 202499
Average age70
Average risk score1.45
Also on Medicaid39%
Dr. Polistena's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Polistena's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6364%
- Men3636%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Polistena's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Anxiety47%
- Mood disorders47%
- Arthritis43%
- Chronic kidney disease37%
- Diabetes35%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Polistena'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
- Women68%
- Men31%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Caitlin Polistena wrote 109 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Polistena wrote 109 Medicare Part D claims for 50 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 73 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,368 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 55 claims across 3 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024109
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$13,368
Part D patients50
Dr. Polistena's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic91 claims83%
- Brand-name18 claims17%
Dr. Polistena'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. Polistena's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids39%42 of 109 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: 552024: 7333%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 3 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
How Dr. Caitlin Polistena takes part in Medicare
Dr. Polistena accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 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. Caitlin Polistena has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Polistena in 2012. Dr. Polistena's most frequent co-author is Michael Wayne O'Dell, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Polistena's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Polistena
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Caitlin Polistena received $3,387 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Polistena from 12 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $2,550.
General payments to Dr. Polistena by program year, 2020 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Polistena by kind, 2020 to 2025
$3.4Kin total
- Education$1,50044%
- Travel and lodging$1,00430%
- Food and beverage$88326%
Companies that paid Dr. Polistena 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. Caitlin Polistena graduated from New York Medical College
Dr. Polistena graduated from New York Medical College in 2014.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Caitlin Polistena'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. Caitlin Polistena's NPI number?
Dr. Caitlin Polistena's NPI number is 1508284084. It was assigned on April 2, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Caitlin Polistena?
Dr. Caitlin Polistena is a general surgeon in Lowell, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Caitlin Polistena practice?
Dr. Polistena practices at 295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854. Dr. Polistena's primary practice is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts, part of Tufts Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Polistena to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Caitlin Polistena's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Polistena is (978) 937-6000.
What is Dr. Caitlin Polistena's medical license number?
Dr. Polistena holds Massachusetts license 283456, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Caitlin Polistena been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Polistena in Massachusetts and Florida.
Which hospitals is Dr. Caitlin Polistena affiliated with?
Dr. Polistena practices at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts. Dr. Polistena is also affiliated with Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Caitlin Polistena part of?
Dr. Polistena is linked to Precision Surgical Specialists of Lowell. Dmand AI links Dr. Polistena to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Caitlin Polistena accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Polistena billed Medicare for 136 services in 2024, and Dr. Polistena accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Caitlin Polistena see?
CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Polistena in 2024, with an average age of 70.
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What services does Dr. Caitlin Polistena bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Polistena's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99231), hospital inpatient care (99222) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Caitlin Polistena go to medical school?
Dr. Polistena graduated from New York Medical College in 2014.
What drugs does Dr. Caitlin Polistena prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Polistena's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Omeprazole and Mounjaro.
Has Dr. Caitlin Polistena received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,387 in general payments to Dr. Polistena from 12 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Caitlin Polistena been practicing?
Dr. Polistena graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Caitlin Polistena do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Polistena.
Who does Dr. Caitlin Polistena publish with?
Dr. Polistena's most frequent co-authors are Michael Wayne O'Dell, MD (1 shared paper).
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