Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Michael Christopher Kwa, MD

Individual provider Dermatology Physician · NPI 1225403561

Michael Christopher Kwa, MD practises Dermatology in Boston, Massachusetts. Graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2019, 7 years ago. Practices with South Shore Medical Center, Inc, a 175-clinician group, works from 3 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Massachusetts.

Years since qualifying
7
Trained at
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
Licensed in
MA
In the registry since
2015
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

725 Albany St Ste 8B Shapiro Bldg
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 638-7420
Fax: (617) 638-7289
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Additional practice locations (2)

  • 235 N Pearl St, Brockton, MA 02301-1794 — (508) 427-3000
  • 1495 Hancock St, Quincy, MA 02169-5229 — (781) 624-8000

Specialties & licences

Dermatology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 1014095 (MA)

Record details

NPI number1225403561
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedDecember 12, 2015
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 12, 2025
Certification dateSeptember 12, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyDERMATOLOGY
Medical schoolNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG MEDICAL SCHOOL
Graduated 2019 (7 years in practice)
Group practice South Shore Medical Center, Inc. — 175 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 157 times · 78th percentile
Skin biopsy 81 times · 74th percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients218
Services billed 603 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $214 2 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at South Shore Medical Center, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 175 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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