RICHARD P. POLISSON MD – NPI #1659353613
Internal Medicine
An internist who treats diseases of joints, muscle, bones and tendons. This specialist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries and "collagen" diseases.
RICHARD POLISSON is a physician located in BOSTON, MA. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1659353613 to RICHARD POLISSON on November 16, 2005. It is a Type-1 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an individual. With multiple taxonomy codes selected, the primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 207RR0500X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Internal Medicine, specializing in Rheumatology
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NPI Profile for
RICHARD P. POLISSON
(more than 20 years ago)
BOSTON, MA 02114 Phone: (617) 726-7938 Fax: (617) 643-1274
MASS GENERAL PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATION
CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129-9142 Phone: (617) 724-0287 Fax: (617) 726-2894
Identifiers for RICHARD POLISSON
Identifiers are used to associate other provider identifiers such as Medicaid or other insurers (ie:, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Aetna, Kaiser-Permanente, etc.), with their NPI number. These identifiers can be used in matching an NPI number to an insurer's records. However, not all providers have such numbers and not all providers choose to include them in their NPI information.
| Description | Issuer | State | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| other | BCBS MA | MA | J09608 |
| other | TUFTS HEALTH PLAN | MA | 045764 |
| medicaid | MA | 3060730 |
A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.
| Taxonomy Classification / Specialization | State | License |
|---|---|---|
| 207RR0500X - Internal Medicine / Rheumatology (Primary) |
MA | 45764 |
| 207R00000X - Internal Medicine |
MA | 45764 |
The taxonomy codes are selected by the provider at the time of NPI registration. Selection of a taxonomy code does not replace any credentialing or validation process that the provider requesting the code should complete.