Joy James
Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA
Joy James is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1982879136, issued on Apr 29, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 232782, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joy James
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 232782 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 736 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02135
- Phone
- (617) 789-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240206003915); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joy James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 232782Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fluoxetine Hcl46 claims
- Lamotrigine24 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate23 claims
- Sertraline Hcl23 claims
- Aripiprazole22 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl21 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
- Mccd FL Psychiatry Services PAJacksonville, FL
- Mccd Psychiatry Services PLLCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joy James among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Joy James 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
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Joy James's NPI number?
Joy James's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982879136, issued on Apr 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joy James located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 736 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02135. Phone: (617) 789-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joy James's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 232782, 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 Joy James prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joy James had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 42 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.