NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jonathan Shay, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA

Jonathan Shay, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1205874575, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 42938, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205874575
Name
Jonathan Shay
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
42938 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
251 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 248-1057
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
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 251 Causeway Street

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

  1. Mary McManus, LICSWClinical Social Worker1215977590

Verify Jonathan Shay 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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Industry payments in 2024: $73.46

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ferring Pharmaceuticals 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. Jonathan Shay$73.46
  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.

Jonathan Shay among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts

Jonathan Shay, 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 fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Ablon, MDBoston, MA 021141083604839
  2. Barbara Beck, MDBoston, MA 021141720078272
  3. Judith Edersheim, MDBoston, MA 021141154311835
  4. Karleyton Evans, MDBoston, MA 021141407846058
  5. James Groves, MDBoston, MA 021141013906015
  6. John Herman, MDBoston, MA 021141275523961
  7. Rakesh Karmacharya, MD PHDBoston, MA 021141720078389
  8. Vaughn Mankey, MDBoston, MA 021141225028954

Common questions

What is Jonathan Shay, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jonathan Shay, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205874575, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jonathan Shay, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 251 Causeway Street, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 248-1057. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jonathan Shay, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 42938, 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.

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.