Dr. David L. Berger, MD

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

Dr. Berger's NPI, 1710977327, was assigned on October 25, 2005. Dr. Berger graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 1990. Dr. Berger holds Massachusetts license 80875.

Dr. Berger'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. Berger's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dr. Berger is also affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital. The medical group on file is Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO). Dmand AI also links Dr. Berger to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 community health center, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Berger practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Berger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Berger is licensed in Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 811 Medicare services from Dr. Berger across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 522 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $136,342 for them.

CMS counts 522 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Berger in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 234 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.55, 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. Berger's median patient age at 72, with 34% women.

In 2024, Dr. Berger wrote 106 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 56 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $362 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 45 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Berger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Berger as offering telehealth. CMS counts 121 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Berger, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of the uterus: 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)

Dmand AI links 102 papers to Dr. Berger, published from 2011 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms and Colectomy. Dr. Berger has published most often in J Gastrointest Surg. Dr. Berger's most frequent co-authors are Hiroko Kunitake, MD, Liliana G. Bordeianou, MD and Rocco Ricciardi, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Berger from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $167.

Dr. Berger graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 1990.