NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA

John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1720027832, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 242094, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720027832
Name
John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
242094 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
221 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Phone
(617) 732-6753
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 732-8703
Medicaid ID
9724541 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091208000252); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1978
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 221 Longwood Ave

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Verify John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,392 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. John Grimaldi2,392
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam275 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl161 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate146 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl133 claims
  5. Lamotrigine117 claims
  6. Mirtazapine112 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 one group practice

  1. Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts

John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi, M.D. 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
  • Graduated1978 · 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).

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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jay Baer, MDBoston, MA 021151427014323
  2. Susan Block, MDBoston, MA 021151083681563
  3. Ilana Braun, M.D.Boston, MA 021151760443006
  4. Alison Fife, MDBoston, MA 021151477545143
  5. Melissa Frumin, MD MSBoston, MA 021151659337871
  6. David Gitlin, MDBoston, MA 021151720078967
  7. Randy Glassman, MDBoston, MA 021151316937543
  8. Christine Kim, MDBoston, MA 021151942266283

Common questions

What is John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720027832, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 221 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 732-6753. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 242094, 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 John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Andrew Rainier Grimaldi, M.D. had 2,392 Medicare Part D claims for 155 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.