David A. Sturman, MD,PHD
Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA
David A. Sturman, MD,PHD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1427496504, issued on Jun 11, 2013. Check the license (Massachusetts L-255161, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David A. Sturman
- Credential
- MD,PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- L-255161 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 724-5600
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170705000473); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David A. Sturman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license L-255161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,948 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine123 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate98 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl96 claims
- Trazodone Hcl90 claims
- Lamotrigine75 claims
- Mirtazapine70 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: $14.85
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Alkermes, 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Ellis HospitalSchenectady, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
David A. Sturman among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
David A. Sturman, MD,PHD 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 2013, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
845 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 845 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is David A. Sturman, MD,PHD's NPI number?
David A. Sturman, MD,PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427496504, issued on Jun 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David A. Sturman, MD,PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 724-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David A. Sturman, MD,PHD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number L-255161, 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 David A. Sturman, MD,PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David A. Sturman, MD,PHD had 1,948 Medicare Part D claims for 108 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.