JAMES ALLAN KARLSON (MD) – Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician, NPI 1114915261

JAMES ALLAN KARLSON (MD) is a healthcare provider. based in Brighton, Massachusetts. specializing in ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY. They hold the professional credentials MD. They hold a License No. 74009 (MA). The NPI Number for JAMES ALLAN KARLSON (MD) is 1114915261

Main info

Male
38 Years Of Experience
Accepts Medicare Assignment
Name
JAMES ALLAN KARLSON (MD)
NPI
1114915261
Phone
(617) 738-8642
Address
20 Guest St Ste 225
Enumeration Date
12 October 2005
Last Update Date
7 August 2019

Doctor Profile

Medical School Name
WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY
Secondary Phone
6174916766
Graduation Year
1988 (38 years ago)
PAC ID
4981699485
Group Practice PAC ID
3476983909
Professional Enrollment ID
I20040415000400
Address ID
MA021385665CA300XXSTXX418
Data current as of
19 May 2026

Profile Insights

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Methodology
Experience54
Completeness75
Years active:20State licenses:1Digital endpointsOther names

947 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY in MA

Provider Addresses for JAMES ALLAN KARLSON (MD)

  • 20 Guest St Ste 225

    Brighton, MA 021352065

    Phone: (617) 738-8642

    Fax: (617) 202-4172

    Type: Location

  • Guest Street, Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02135, United States

    BRIGHTON, MA 021352065

    Phone: (617) 738-8642

    Fax: (617) 202-4172

    Type: Mailing

  • 300, Mount Auburn Street, Old Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 02138, United States

    SUITE 505

    CAMBRIDGE, MA 021385600

    Phone: (617) 491-6766

    Fax: (617) 491-2552

    Type: Location

NPPES updates history

No NPPES updates recorded for this provider.

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Open Payments (CMS)

CMS reports 3 Open Payments records for all available years, with a total value of $194.

Total Amount is formed as General ($194) + Research ($0) + Ownership ($0) = $194.

Last reported payment date: 2024-08-19 • Largest payer in this snapshot: Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($137).

Total Amount

$194

General + Research + Ownership

Payments

3

Total payment records

General Amount

$194

General payments

Research Amount

$0

Research funding

Ownership Amount

$0

Ownership interests

Ownership Count

0

Ownership records

Last Payment Date

2024-08-19

Latest reported date

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Medicare Enrollment & Revalidation

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PECOS enrollment status

Participating (accepts Medicare assignment)

Enrollment effective: 2004-04-15

PECOS data refreshed: 2026-05-27

Medicare revalidation (CMS due date list)

Due date not assigned yet

CMS is tracking this Medicare enrollment for revalidation, but has not published a due date.

Enrollment records

1

Earliest due date

Not assigned (TBD)

CMS data updated

2026-06-01

Revalidation progress

  1. Medicare enrolled
  2. On CMS revalidation list
  3. Due date assigned
  4. Revalidate in PECOS

CMS enrollment records

Enrollment IDTypeSpecialtyStateDue date
I20040415000400IOrthopedic SurgeryMATBD

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Medicare Utilization (FFS)

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Top Medicare procedures (2023) · refreshed 2026-05-27

HCPCSDescriptionServicesBeneficiariesMedicare allowed
J0702Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg1,224207$0
J3301Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg46441$0
20610Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint404245$0
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes280247$0
99212Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes203127$0
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Insurance plans in this area (ZIP 02135)

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Provider's Procedures

JAMES ALLAN KARLSON (MD) performs procedures in ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY. See the list of HCPCS codes below.
SpecialtyPractice State
HCPCS Code
Description
Service Count
Beneficiary Count
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERYMA20610Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule311181
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERYMA73562X-ray of knee, 3 views3431

Group practice members

Group practice members are other physicians who share the same Group Practice PAC ID with this doctor. When doctors form a group practice and register in PECOS as a single entity, they receive a shared identification number. This table lists all providers in the same group practice.
PAC ID: 3476983909View full group profile
NameSpecialtyState
Orthopedic SurgeryMA
Orthopedic SurgeryMA
Pain ManagementMA
Physician AssistantMA
Physician AssistantMA
Orthopedic SurgeryMA
Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Orthopedic SurgeryMA
Hand Surgery, Orthopedic SurgeryMA
Physician AssistantMA
Physician AssistantMA

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