Brian Ackerman
Psychiatry Physician · Providence, RI
Brian Ackerman is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1235517913, issued on May 13, 2015. Check the license (Rhode Island MD14932, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Ackerman
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD14932 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 154 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02906
- Phone
- (401) 500-5638
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170707000970); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1973
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 154 Waterman St
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Verify Brian Ackerman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD14932Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,939 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl122 claims
- Clonazepam115 claims
- Gabapentin104 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr99 claims
- Buspirone Hcl93 claims
- Trazodone Hcl84 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: $3,780.12
152 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). 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 one group practice
- Rhode Island Counseling Associates LLCCranston, RI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Ackerman among 383 psychiatry physician records in Rhode Island
Brian Ackerman is one of 383 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 2005 among the 172 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 51% 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 Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
270 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Providence
They are 270 of the 9,647 NPPES records with a practice address in Providence, and 383 psychiatry physician records in Rhode Island.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jamil Chaudhry, MDProvidence, RI 029061952337511
- Gloria Davis, MDProvidence, RI 029061376572651
- James Greer, MDProvidence, RI 029061548268303
- Francis Haines, MDProvidence, RI 029061972547859
- Paul Lieberman, M.D.Providence, RI 029061194753343
- Wanda Needleman, M.D.Providence, RI 029061336196922
Common questions
What is Brian Ackerman's NPI number?
Brian Ackerman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235517913, issued on May 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Ackerman located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 154 Waterman St, Providence, RI, 02906. Phone: (401) 500-5638. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Ackerman's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD14932, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Ackerman prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Ackerman had 1,939 Medicare Part D claims for 145 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.