NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frances Murray Claytor, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Bethesda, MD

Frances Murray Claytor, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1487682043, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0047957, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487682043
Name
Frances Murray Claytor
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
D0047957 MD
0101043024 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6040 Southport Dr, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone
(301) 493-4200
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(301) 493-6209
Medicaid ID
252502000 MD
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6040 Southport Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Clement Afforo, RNRegistered Nurse1225399819
  2. Olaitan AjiyanPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1982544672
  3. Bayan Al Sulaihat, LCSW-CClinical Social Worker1265202188
  4. Jeffrey Bracken, LCSW-CClinical Social Worker1396909982
  5. Robin BrooksSocial Worker1134072911
  6. Elaine Byergo, LCSW-CClinical Social Worker1417985003

Verify Frances Murray Claytor in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

365 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Frances Claytor365
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clozapine45 claims
  2. Risperidone43 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate20 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl20 claims
  5. Olanzapine16 claims
  6. Clonazepam14 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: $123.50

1 payment: 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.

  1. Frances Claytor$123.50
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Frances Murray Claytor among 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland

Frances Murray Claytor, M.D. is one of 1,451 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 63% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 36% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 60% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Bethesda

They are 171 of the 7,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethesda, and 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Andreason, MDBethesda, MD 208141407957137
  2. Carlos Astrada, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208141558379958
  3. Emmanuel Cassimatis, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208141568482172
  4. Suruchi Chandra, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208141285669283
  5. Ellen Cronin, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208141699753475
  6. Fiona Fox, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208141679684377
  7. Lauren Hodas, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208141710088281
  8. Edmund Howe, MDBethesda, MD 208141457314411

Common questions

What is Frances Murray Claytor, M.D.'s NPI number?

Frances Murray Claytor, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487682043, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frances Murray Claytor, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6040 Southport Dr, Bethesda, MD, 20814. Phone: (301) 493-4200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frances Murray Claytor, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0047957, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Frances Murray Claytor, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frances Murray Claytor, M.D. had 365 Medicare Part D claims for 68 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.