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Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH

Accepting New Patients

(25 Ratings)

Specializes in: Radiation Oncology

Harvard Medical School

Professional interests include: breast cancer

450 BROOKLINE AVENUE
BOSTON, MA 02215

1-877-442-3324

Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH is a radiation oncologist in BOSTON, MA specializing in radiation oncology. She graduated from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH is affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Office Locations

450 BROOKLINE AVENUE
BOSTON, MA 02215

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300 Boylston Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“For the study's primary outcome of change in physical well-being score, patients in both groups reported similar scores 6 months after treatment (P =0.70), though women under the age of 45 reported...”—"Hypofractionated RT for Breast Cancer Post-Mastectomy as Effective as Standard RT", MedPage Today, October 2023

“And while critics say a lower threshold will lead to unnecessary biopsies, Rinaa Punglia, M.D., another of the study authors, believes that the broader standard could be worth it.”—"8 ways to help prevent prostate cancer", NBC News, July 2011

“Dr. Rinaa Punglia and her colleagues at Harvard studied 6,691 men who had undergone PSA screening in St. Louis.”—"Researchers Call for Change in Prostate Screening", Los Angeles Times, July 2003

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2014

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2015

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	108

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2017

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	95

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2018

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	89

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2020

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	172

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2021

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	104

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	145

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2023

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	82

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Female	16
Male	5

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	20
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	3
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	24

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	9
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	6
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	0
Cancer	68

Education & Training

Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH graduated from Harvard Medical School. She completed residency at Harvard Radiation Oncology Program. She is certified by the Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Residency: Harvard Radiation Oncology Program

Board Certification: Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Massachusetts General Hospital

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Aetna, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Evernorth Behavioral Health, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan and MassHealth.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Aetna

Tufts Health Plan

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Evernorth Behavioral Health

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Maine Community Health Options

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 25 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH from all over the web to help you find the right in BOSTON, MA.

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Biography

Dr. Rinaa Punglia is a radiation oncology specialist in Boston, MA and Chestnut Hill, MA. In addition to English, Dr. Punglia (or staff) speaks Hindi. In her practice, Dr. Punglia focuses on breast cancer. Dr. Punglia's hospital/clinic affiliations include Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She obtained her medical school training at Harvard Medical School and performed her residency at Harvard Radiation Oncology Program and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Punglia's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She appears to be in-network for Blue California, Coventry, Viant, and more. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Boston, MA.

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2022

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2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rinaa S. Punglia, MD, MPH From 2012 - 2023

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