Catherine Lager, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Newton, MA
Catherine Lager, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Newton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1124061577, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 153501, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Lager
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 153501 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 303 Highland Ave, Newton, MA 02465
- Phone
- (617) 492-3500
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0102636 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040204000274); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Lager in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 153501Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
237 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam64 claims
- Bupropion Xl22 claims
- Lorazepam21 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er20 claims
- Lamotrigine19 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate16 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
- Harvard Medical Faculty Phys AT Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Lager among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Catherine Lager, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- 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).
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
- Elissa Arons, M.D.West Newton, MA 024651437286317
- Herbert Brown, M.D.West Newton, MA 024651801911748
- Joan Corr, MDWest Newton, MA 024651841208659
- Rohn Friedman, M.D.West Newton, MA 024651942283338
- Rochelle Friedman, MDWest Newton, MA 024651083689426
- Lawrence Lifson, MDWest Newton, MA 024651962540658
- Charles Lindley, M.D.West Newton, MA 024651124111497
- Jane Marks, MDWest Newton, MA 024651467531319
Common questions
What is Catherine Lager, MD's NPI number?
Catherine Lager, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124061577, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Lager, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 303 Highland Ave, Newton, MA, 02465. Phone: (617) 492-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Lager, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 153501, 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 Catherine Lager, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Lager, MD had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.