Michael Core
Physician Assistants (Physician Assistant)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 6
- In the NPI registry since
- 2020
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 280
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
- 2020Registered 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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Physician Assistant primary
MA license PA7693
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston, MA
Medical groups
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc (433 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
- 280
- Services billed
- 819
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 51 | 51 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 49 | 49 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 47 | 47 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 47 | 47 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 45 | 42 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 35 | 19 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 21 | 21 |
| Automated urinalysis test | 20 | 19 |
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 Boston, MA | 46 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro (nitrofurantoin monohyd/m-cryst) Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 37 |
| Azithromycin Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 25 |
| Mupirocin Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 24 |
| Cephalexin Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 22 |
| Erythromycin (erythromycin base) Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 16 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 14 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim) Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 13 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.