John Joseph Purcell, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA
John Joseph Purcell, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1992787105, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 40916, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Joseph Purcell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 40916 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Fruit St Wrn 605, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-1736
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (617) 726-5946
- Medicaid ID
- 2072866 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040504000499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1975
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 55 Fruit St Wrn 605
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Joseph Purcell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 40916Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
765 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam89 claims
- Lorazepam80 claims
- Alprazolam65 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr50 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl47 claims
- Sertraline Hcl47 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
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Joseph Purcell among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
John Joseph Purcell, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 John Joseph Purcell, MD's NPI number?
John Joseph Purcell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992787105, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Joseph Purcell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St Wrn 605, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-1736. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Joseph Purcell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 40916, 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 Joseph Purcell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Joseph Purcell, MD had 765 Medicare Part D claims for 70 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.