Cynthia Prather, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Parkersburg, WV
Cynthia Prather, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and NPI 1255800470, issued on Nov 16, 2018. Check the license (West Virginia 18986, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cynthia Prather
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 18986 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 936 Market St, Parkersburg, WV 26101
- Phone
- (304) 422-7300
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190805002645); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cynthia Prather in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 18986Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
779 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone189 claims
- Mirtazapine41 claims
- Suboxone41 claims
- Trazodone Hcl33 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl30 claims
- Buspirone Hcl29 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: $176.47
3 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
- Westbrook Health Services IncParkersburg, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cynthia Prather among 238 psychiatry physician records in West Virginia
Cynthia Prather, MD is one of 238 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 83% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 41% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 238 psychiatry physician records in West Virginia.
All 238 in West Virginia → Every provider in Parkersburg → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Collier Sizemore, MDParkersburg, WV 261011871955666
- Amelia McPeak, D.O.Parkersburg, WV 261011538181029
- Crystal Reyelts, MDParkersburg, WV 261011053751107
- Edna Worthington, M. D.Parkersburg, WV 261011851490759
- Ashley Collins, DOParkersburg, WV 261041457747933
- Cindy Dugan, MDParkersburg, WV 261041861525149
- David Walker, MDParkersburg, WV 261041003994450
- Richard Ajayi, MDWeirton, WV 260621902875743
Common questions
What is Cynthia Prather, MD's NPI number?
Cynthia Prather, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255800470, issued on Nov 16, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cynthia Prather, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 936 Market St, Parkersburg, WV, 26101. Phone: (304) 422-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cynthia Prather, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 18986, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cynthia Prather, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cynthia Prather, MD had 779 Medicare Part D claims for 49 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.