Joseph I. Acra, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Chelsea, MA
Joseph I. Acra, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and NPI 1326206038, issued on May 29, 2008. Check the license on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph I. Acra
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- D48256 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150
- Phone
- (617) 912-7900
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 887-1889
- Medicaid ID
- 228008600 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101109001311); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph I. Acra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,721 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl250 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate164 claims
- Bupropion Xl149 claims
- Mirtazapine136 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl131 claims
- Sertraline Hcl108 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 68.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $128.15
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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Arbour IncJamaica Plain, MA
- Ferreras Counseling LLCLawrence, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph I. Acra among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Joseph I. Acra, 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 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
9 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chelsea
They are 9 of the 998 NPPES records with a practice address in Chelsea, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Joseph I. Acra, MD's NPI number?
Joseph I. Acra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326206038, issued on May 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph I. Acra, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Broadway, Chelsea, MA, 02150. Phone: (617) 912-7900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph I. Acra, MD's license?
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 Joseph I. Acra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph I. Acra, MD had 1,721 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph I. Acra, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 68.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.