Dr. Blessing A. Phinney, MD
Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine Physician)
725 North St
Pittsfield, MA 01201
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Berkshire County includes primary care (19% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2019
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 316
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
- 2019Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
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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Internal Medicine Physician primary
MA license 294241 -
Hospitalist Physician
MA license 294241 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA
- Northeast Hospital Corporation Beverly, MA
- Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA
- Concord Hospital- Laconia Laconia, NH
Medical groups
- Lahey Clinic Inc (1,381 clinicians)
- Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care, Inc (353 clinicians)
- Pratt Medical Group Inc (286 clinicians)
- Concord Hospital-Laconia (273 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
- 316
- Services billed
- 727
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 320 | 126 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 82 | 80 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 78 | 77 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Pittsfield, MA | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.