David W. Van Norstrand, MD, PHD
Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA
David W. Van Norstrand, MD, PHD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1437413994, issued on Jun 29, 2012. Check the license (Massachusetts L-251699, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David W. Van Norstrand
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- L-251699 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-2066
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160823003134); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David W. Van Norstrand 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-251699Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
721 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam76 claims
- Trazodone Hcl67 claims
- Bupropion Xl59 claims
- Lorazepam46 claims
- Lamotrigine30 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl28 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lahey Clinic IncPeabody, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David W. Van Norstrand among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
David W. Van Norstrand, 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 2012, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
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Common questions
What is David W. Van Norstrand, MD, PHD's NPI number?
David W. Van Norstrand, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437413994, issued on Jun 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David W. Van Norstrand, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-2066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David W. Van Norstrand, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number L-251699, 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 W. Van Norstrand, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David W. Van Norstrand, MD, PHD had 721 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David W. Van Norstrand, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.