Benjamin Louis Yudkoff, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Newton, MA
Benjamin Louis Yudkoff, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Newton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1962727966, issued on Apr 1, 2010. Check the license (Massachusetts 253829, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Louis Yudkoff
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 253829 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 53 Langley RD Ste 250, Newton, MA 02459
- Phone
- (617) 863-8810
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2022
- Fax
- (617) 863-8844
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141121000686); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 53 Langley RD Ste 250
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kerry Parsons, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1881342913
Verify Benjamin Louis Yudkoff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 253829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
222 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spravato71 claims
- Clonazepam16 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Alprazolam13 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate13 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,648.90
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncJamaica Plain, MA
- Lumin Health PGNewton, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Louis Yudkoff among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Benjamin Louis Yudkoff, 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 2010, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
52 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Newton
They are 52 of the 2,975 NPPES records with a practice address in Newton, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
All 2,736 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Newton → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Binus, M.D.Newton Centre, MA 024591629028931
- Lucinda Di Domenico, M.D.Newton Centre, MA 024591134175185
- Scott Ewing, D.O.Newton Center, MA 024591609800499
- Amit Granot, M.DNewton, MA 024591538186598
- Stephen Jaffe, M.D.Newton Center, MA 024591033158027
- Gillian Katz-Wies, M.D.Newton Center, MA 024591023078839
- Paul Laffer, M.D.Newton, MA 024591699757518
- William Land, M.D.Newton, MA 024591457390452
Common questions
What is Benjamin Louis Yudkoff, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Louis Yudkoff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962727966, issued on Apr 1, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Louis Yudkoff, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 53 Langley RD Ste 250, Newton, MA, 02459. Phone: (617) 863-8810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Louis Yudkoff, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 253829, 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 Benjamin Louis Yudkoff, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Louis Yudkoff, MD had 222 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.