Dr. Dirk J. Varelmann, M.D.
Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 25
- In the NPI registry since
- 2008
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 174
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
- 2008Registered 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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Anesthesiology Physician primary
MA license 242836 -
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
MA license 242836
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
Medical groups
- Lahey Clinic Inc (1,381 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
- 174
- Services billed
- 418
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 146 | 58 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 72 | 41 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 34 | 32 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 17 | 17 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 16 | 16 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 16 | 16 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | 13 | 13 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | 13 | 13 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 13 | 13 |
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.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $27.01 in total to this clinician.
| Abiomed | $27.01 |
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| Food and Beverage | $27.01 |
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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.