2026 NPPES data Psychiatry Physician NPI 1609855501 M.D.
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ADAM ASHTON, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician in AMHERST, New York. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
7K
Medicare Part D claims · 615 beneficiaries · Psychiatry Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
86%
generic claims · 14% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$284.4K
442 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

ADAM ASHTON, M.D. filed 6,975 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Psychiatry Physician in AMHERST, New York, prescribing 86% generic.

7K
Part D claims, 2023
86%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

ADAM ASHTON, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

6,975 Top 4% higher than 96% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

ADAM ASHTON, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about ADAM ASHTON, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 01/10/2006

NPI 1609855501

Primary specialty

Psychiatry Physician

High-volume

53,104 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

6,975 572% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,038

Specialty distribution in New York

How Psychiatry Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers

New York providers

Psychiatry Physician share within New York

1. Psychiatry Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Psychiatry Physician share within New York

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Psychiatry Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Psychiatry Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Psychiatry Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Psychiatry Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

ADAM ASHTON, M.D. is a Psychiatry Physician provider practicing in AMHERST, New York, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: M.D.. NPI: 1609855501. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.

ADAM ASHTON, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Psychiatry Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 85 BRYANT WOODS S, AMHERST, NY, 14228, with a listed phone of (716) 689-3333. NPI 1609855501 was issued on 01/10/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what ASHTON most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 6,975 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 615 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $1.8 million in drug spend, split 14% brand-name and 86% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Psychiatry Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 53,104 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,038 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

85 BRYANT WOODS S
AMHERST, NY 14228

Provider Details

NPI 1609855501
Specialty Psychiatry Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 01/10/2006

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where ADAM ASHTON, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

SUBURBAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES, LLP
AMHERST, NY

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for ADAM ASHTON, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$284.4K

Largest payer

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to ADAM ASHTON, M.D.. To verify ADAM ASHTON, M.D.'s current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases

NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

ADAM ASHTON, M.D. — brand share 14.0%
Specialty average (est.)

14% brand-name claims vs 86% generic, on 6,975 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

6,975
Total Claims
$1.8M
Total Drug Cost
615
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
10,143
Total Day Supply
302,105
Brand vs Generic
14% brand / 86% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$1.5M
Generic Drug Cost
$251K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.41
Gender Split
64% female / 36% male
Age Distribution
<65: 96, 65-74: 322, 75-84: 157, 85+: 40

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Clonazepam
444
Bupropion Xl
Bupropion Hcl
421
Escitalopram Oxalate
406
Duloxetine Hcl
302
Alprazolam
275
Lamotrigine
249
Aripiprazole
234
Fluoxetine Hcl
215
Trazodone Hcl
200
Mirtazapine
198

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Psychiatry Physician Overview

How ADAM ASHTON, M.D. fits within the Psychiatry Physician landscape nationally.

53,104
Psychiatry Physician Providers in US
56
States with Psychiatry Physician
1,038
Avg Claims per Provider

ADAM ASHTON, M.D.'s 6,975 claims are above the specialty average of 1,038.

Nearby Psychiatry Physician Providers in New York

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as ASHTON.

Compare Psychiatry Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ADAM ASHTON, M.D.'s specialty?
ADAM ASHTON, M.D. specializes in Psychiatry Physician and practices in AMHERST, New York. Credentials: M.D..
How much does ADAM ASHTON, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, ADAM ASHTON, M.D. wrote 6,975 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.8M in drug costs for 615 beneficiaries.
Where is ADAM ASHTON, M.D. located?
ADAM ASHTON, M.D. is located at 85 BRYANT WOODS S, AMHERST, NY, 14228. Phone: (716) 689-3333.
What is ADAM ASHTON, M.D.'s NPI number?
ADAM ASHTON, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609855501, issued on 01/10/2006.
Does ADAM ASHTON, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
ADAM ASHTON, M.D.'s prescribing is 14% brand-name and 86% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.5M in brand drug costs.
How many Psychiatry Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 53,104 Psychiatry Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Psychiatry Physician provider writes 1,038 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does ADAM ASHTON, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, ADAM ASHTON, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Clonazepam, Bupropion Xl, Escitalopram Oxalate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does ADAM ASHTON, M.D. accept Medicare?
ADAM ASHTON, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 6,975 Part D claims and 615 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify ADAM ASHTON, M.D.'s credentials?
ADAM ASHTON, M.D.'s NPI is 1609855501 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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