Howard E. Abrams, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Salem, MA
Howard E. Abrams, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Salem, Massachusetts, and NPI 1821102773, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 38168, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard E. Abrams
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 38168 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 01970
- Phone
- (978) 744-8686
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (978) 745-6579
- Medicaid ID
- NONPAR MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050722000482); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1974
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard E. Abrams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 38168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
4,697 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam577 claims
- Alprazolam483 claims
- Lorazepam374 claims
- Citalopram Hbr215 claims
- Trazodone Hcl196 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate191 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts IncSalem, MA
- North Shore Psychiatric Associates IncSalem, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard E. Abrams among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Howard E. Abrams, MD 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
21 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Salem
They are 21 of the 1,869 NPPES records with a practice address in Salem, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Howard E. Abrams, MD's NPI number?
Howard E. Abrams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821102773, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard E. Abrams, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Highland Ave, Salem, MA, 01970. Phone: (978) 744-8686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard E. Abrams, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 38168, 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 Howard E. Abrams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard E. Abrams, MD had 4,697 Medicare Part D claims for 363 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.