Christine Leah Shapter, MD
Psychiatry Physician · West Hartford, CT
Christine Leah Shapter, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in West Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1821138389, issued on Feb 7, 2007. Check the license (Connecticut 56351, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Leah Shapter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 56351 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- PO Box 271455, West Hartford, CT 06127
- Phone
- (860) 539-4391
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Leah Shapter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 56351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine12 claims
- Temazepam12 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.
Christine Leah Shapter among 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut
Christine Leah Shapter, MD is one of 1,174 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 70% 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 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 63% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in West Hartford
They are 25 of the 1,653 NPPES records with a practice address in West Hartford, and 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut.
All 1,174 in Connecticut → Every provider in West Hartford → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julie Volpe, MDHartford, CT 061201033245451
- Charles Blair, M.D.West Hartford, CT 061191467591552
- Krishan Chirimunj, MDWest Hartford, CT 061191396234969
- Mahlon Hale, MDWest Hartford, CT 061191326025230
- Thomas Hill, M.D.West Hartford, CT 061191194837013
- Karen Jones, MDWest Hartford, CT 061191548450257
- Richard Ortegon, MDWest Hartford, CT 061191003312778
- Meha Saxena, MDWest Hartford, CT 061191962780502
Common questions
What is Christine Leah Shapter, MD's NPI number?
Christine Leah Shapter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821138389, issued on Feb 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Leah Shapter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at PO Box 271455, West Hartford, CT, 06127. Phone: (860) 539-4391. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Leah Shapter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 56351, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christine Leah Shapter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Leah Shapter, MD had 67 Medicare Part D claims; 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.