Dr. David R. Cave, M.D.
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
55 Lake Ave N, Department Of Gastroenterology
Worcester, MA 01655
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 56
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 232
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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 45328
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA
- Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA
Medical groups
- Brigham and Womens Physicians Organization Inc (2,994 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
- 232
- Services billed
- 368
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Imaging of digestive tract done from the inside of the digestive tract | 64 | 58 |
| Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | 34 | 34 |
| Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 31 | 31 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 19 | 17 |
| Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | 18 | 18 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 13 | 13 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 12 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Gavilyte-G (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in Worcester, MA | 30 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl Other prescribers in Worcester, MA | 29 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Worcester, MA | 28 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.