2026 NPPES data Mental Health Counselor NPI 1134526684 RN, LICSW, NP
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Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP

Mental Health Counselor in Norwood, Massachusetts. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers — including 292,612 in Mental Health Counselor, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration — see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 189 beneficiaries · Mental Health Counselor avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
93%
generic claims · 7% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$44.8
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP filed 2,869 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Mental Health Counselor in Norwood, Massachusetts, prescribing 93% generic.

3K
Part D claims, 2023
93%
generic prescribing
$44.8
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

2,869 Top 12% higher than 88% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

What does the federal data show about Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 11/28/2014

NPI 1134526684

Primary specialty

Mental Health Counselor

High-volume

292,612 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,869 170% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,063

Specialty distribution in Massachusetts

How Mental Health Counselor compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers

Massachusetts providers

Largest specialties in Massachusetts (% of in-state providers)

Mental Health Counselor - 8.3%Mental Health Counselor8.3%Clinical Social Worker - 7.8%Clinical Social Worker7.8%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 6.2%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program6.2%Behavior Technician - 4.9%Behavior Technician4.9%Counselor - 4.3%Counselor4.3%Internal Medicine Physician - 3.7%Internal Medicine Physician3.7%
Largest specialties in Massachusetts (% of in-state providers)

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Mental Health Counselor (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Mental Health Counselor ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Mental Health Counselor) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Mental Health Counselor) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Mental Health Counselor provider holding RN, LICSW, NP credentials at 190 LENOX ST, Norwood, MA, 02062, with a listed phone of (781) 769-8670. NPI 1134526684 was issued on 11/28/2014. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Sharby most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,869 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 189 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $460K in drug spend, split 7% brand-name and 93% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Mental Health Counselor is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 292,612 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 1,063 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

190 LENOX ST
Norwood, MA 02062

Provider Details

NPI 1134526684
Specialty Mental Health Counselor
Credentials RN, LICSW, NP
Gender Female
NPI Issued 11/28/2014

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$45

Largest payer

ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP. To verify Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP's current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases

BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP — brand share 7.0%
Mental Health Counselor average

7% brand-name claims vs 93% generic, on 2,869 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

2,869
Total Claims
$460K
Total Drug Cost
189
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
3,360
Total Day Supply
97,742
Brand vs Generic
7% brand / 93% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$370K
Generic Drug Cost
$91K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
55.5 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.36
Gender Split
59% female / 41% male
Age Distribution
<65: 128, 65-74: 50, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Trazodone Hcl
147
Sertraline Hcl
136
Risperidone
135
Clonazepam
128
Lamotrigine
128
Gabapentin
118
Quetiapine Fumarate
117
Aripiprazole
115
Clozapine
114
Lorazepam
92

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Mental Health Counselor Overview

How Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP fits within the Mental Health Counselor landscape nationally.

292,612
Mental Health Counselor Providers in US
55
States with Mental Health Counselor
1,063
Avg Claims per Provider

Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP's 2,869 claims are above the specialty average of 1,063.

Nearby Mental Health Counselor Providers in Massachusetts

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sharby.

Compare Mental Health Counselor nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry — providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Massachusetts medical board — federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Mental Health Counselor peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP's specialty?
Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP specializes in Mental Health Counselor and practices in Norwood, Massachusetts. Credentials: RN, LICSW, NP.
How much does Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP wrote 2,869 Medicare Part D claims totaling $460K in drug costs for 189 beneficiaries.
Where is Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP located?
Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP is located at 190 LENOX ST, Norwood, MA, 02062. Phone: (781) 769-8670.
What is Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP's NPI number?
Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134526684, issued on 11/28/2014.
Does Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP's prescribing is 7% brand-name and 93% generic drugs by claim count, with $370K in brand drug costs.
How many Mental Health Counselor providers are there in the US?
There are 292,612 Mental Health Counselor providers across 55 states in the US. The average Mental Health Counselor provider writes 1,063 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Trazodone Hcl, Sertraline Hcl, Risperidone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP accept Medicare?
Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,869 Part D claims and 189 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP's credentials?
Katharine Sharby, RN, LICSW, NP's NPI is 1134526684 with credentials RN, LICSW, NP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.