Carol Sue Birnbaum, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Cambridge, MA
Carol Sue Birnbaum, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1184749004, issued on Mar 20, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 75786, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carol Sue Birnbaum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 75786 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 328 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Phone
- (617) 868-9302
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carol Sue Birnbaum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 75786Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl30 claims
- Lorazepam15 claims
- Cymbalta13 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl13 claims
- Aripiprazole12 claims
- Lithium Carbonate Er11 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.
Carol Sue Birnbaum among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Carol Sue Birnbaum, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
213 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Cambridge
They are 213 of the 5,145 NPPES records with a practice address in Cambridge, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Carol Sue Birnbaum, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carol Sue Birnbaum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184749004, issued on Mar 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carol Sue Birnbaum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 328 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02139. Phone: (617) 868-9302. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carol Sue Birnbaum, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 75786, 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 Carol Sue Birnbaum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carol Sue Birnbaum, M.D. had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.