Individual provider Active NPI

Alec J Smail, OD

  • Optometrist
  • Burlington, MA
National Provider Identifier
1396742854
Registry record updated Sep 30, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X
License
3925 Issued in MA
Practice address
172 Cambridge St
Burlington, MA 01803-2921
Phone
(781) 229-2639
Fax
(781) 312-7702
NPI assigned
Jun 30, 2005
Last updated
Sep 30, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Sep 30, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Optometrist 152W00000X 3925 MA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

172 Cambridge St
Burlington, MA 01803-2921

Mailing address

172 Cambridge St
Burlington, MA 01803-2921
Phone (781) 229-2639

Other identifiers 2

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
0337510MedicaidMA
CE5062OtherRAILROAD MEDICARE

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address asmail@burlington.intellechartdirect.net Direct

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: No
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20080721000820 MA Practitioner - Optometry 0840363024 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Optometry
Education
New England College of Optometry, 1995
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Boston Laser Eye Institute PCGroup PAC ID 9739123381, 23 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

204 Worcester St
Wellesley, MA 02481-5473
Phone (617) 202-2020

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
3925MAMDOccupational Therapist

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Boston Laser Eye Institute, PC CurrentSince Jan 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
Eye Associates PC CurrentSince Oct 1, 2006 Accepting new patients

Locations

159 River Rd
Ste 4
Andover, MA 01810

24 Webster Pl
Brookline, MA 02445

172 Cambridge St
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone (701) 272-4944

172 Cambridge St
Ste 103
Burlington, MA 01803

25 Marston St
Ste 104
Lawrence, MA 01841
Phone (978) 685-5366

92 High St
Ste T31
Medford, MA 02155
Phone (781) 396-4010

200 Fortune Blvd
Milford, MA 01757

204 Worcester St
Wellesley Hls, MA 02481
Phone (617) 566-0062

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: alec.smail.p1@direct.bostoneyegroup.nextgenshare.com
  • Direct secure messaging: asmail@bostonvision.intellechartdirect.net
  • Direct secure messaging: asmail@burlington.intellechartdirect.net
  • FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/

Organizations & group practices 2

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "affiliation": "N",
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}

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