NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anderson Chen, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA

Anderson Chen, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1164926580, issued on Mar 20, 2018. Check the license (Massachusetts 285689, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164926580
Name
Anderson Chen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
285689 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 724-5600
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230515000251); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 2018
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 55 Fruit St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Affan Aamir, MD, PHARMD, RPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821890377
  2. Matthew AbadirAnesthesiology Physician1699120550
  3. Taimur AbbasiInternal Medicine Physician1841673522
  4. Megan Abbott, MDAnesthesiology Physician1730839333
  5. Moustafa AbdallaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952046062
  6. Shadi Abdar Esfahani, MD, MPHDiagnostic Radiology Physician1497137590

Verify Anderson Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,273 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Anderson Chen2,273
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin422 claims
  2. Lorazepam192 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl154 claims
  4. Escitalopram Oxalate144 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate134 claims
  6. Prazosin Hcl108 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The General Hospital CorporationBoston, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Anderson Chen among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts

Anderson Chen, MD is one of 2,736 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

845 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Boston

They are 845 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Ablon, MDBoston, MA 021141083604839
  2. Barbara Beck, MDBoston, MA 021141720078272
  3. Judith Edersheim, MDBoston, MA 021141154311835
  4. Karleyton Evans, MDBoston, MA 021141407846058
  5. James Groves, MDBoston, MA 021141013906015
  6. John Herman, MDBoston, MA 021141275523961
  7. Rakesh Karmacharya, MD PHDBoston, MA 021141720078389
  8. Vaughn Mankey, MDBoston, MA 021141225028954

Common questions

What is Anderson Chen, MD's NPI number?

Anderson Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164926580, issued on Mar 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anderson Chen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 724-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anderson Chen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 285689, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Anderson Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anderson Chen, MD had 2,273 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.