Dr. Aaron Dickstein, M.D.
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Tufts University School of Medicine (2009)
- Years since graduation
- 17
- In the NPI registry since
- 2009
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 996
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2009Medical school: Tufts University School of Medicine
- 2009Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Gastroenterology Physician primary
MA license 254660
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA
Medical groups
- Physicians of Cape Cod Hospital (334 clinicians)
- Medical Affiliates of Cape Cod Inc (229 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 996
- Services billed
- 1,320
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 175 | 144 |
| Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | 157 | 157 |
| Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 153 | 153 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | 138 | 138 |
| Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 132 | 129 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 128 | 127 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 103 | 103 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | 96 | 96 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 92 | 80 |
| Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 59 | 59 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Colestipol Hcl Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 138 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 80 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 76 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 69 |
| Diphenoxylate-Atropine (diphenoxylate hcl/atropine) Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 66 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 62 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 45 |
| Sucralfate Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 35 |
| Linzess (linaclotide) Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 34 |
| Cholestyramine (cholestyramine (with sugar)) Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 31 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 14 companies reported 59 payments worth $1,348 in total to this clinician.
| AbbVie Inc. | $431 |
|---|---|
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $170 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $155 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $150 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $125 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $103 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $53.11 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | $37.84 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,348 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.