NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathleen Ruth Hood, NURSE PRACTITIONER

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Buzzards Bay, MA

Kathleen Ruth Hood, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, and NPI 1619688819, issued on Dec 8, 2022. Check the license (Massachusetts RN2265939, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619688819
Name
Kathleen Ruth Hood
Credential
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
RN2265939 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
243 Main St, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
Phone
(508) 743-5542
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2022
Record last updated
May 8, 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 243 Main St

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

  1. Kathleen Byrne, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1306155759
  2. Jessica Carlin, RN, CPNP, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1316071533
  3. Halley Palmer, LICSWClinical Social Worker1497016570
  4. Kailen Ryan, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1215640552

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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kathleen Hood31
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Venlafaxine Hcl Er11 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.

Kathleen Ruth Hood among 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts

Kathleen Ruth Hood, NURSE PRACTITIONER is one of 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 59% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Buzzards Bay

They are 7 of the 126 NPPES records with a practice address in Buzzards Bay, and 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathleen Byrne, NPBuzzards Bay, MA 025321306155759
  2. Jessica Carlin, RN, CPNP, PMHNPBuzzards Bay, MA 025321316071533
  3. Joleen Connolly, PMHNP-BCBuzzards Bay, MA 025321538868559
  4. Kathleen Heffernan, APNBourne, MA 025321548870710
  5. Alison Jessup, FNP-C, PMHNP-BCBourne, MA 025321285161059
  6. Pamela MatthewsBourne, MA 025321558852301
  7. Matthew Moeller, PMHNPBuzzards Bay, MA 025321508592080
  8. Martha Roberts, RN PC NPBourne, MA 025321912072265

Common questions

What is Kathleen Ruth Hood, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?

Kathleen Ruth Hood, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619688819, issued on Dec 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathleen Ruth Hood, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 243 Main St, Buzzards Bay, MA, 02532. Phone: (508) 743-5542. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathleen Ruth Hood, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number RN2265939, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kathleen Ruth Hood, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathleen Ruth Hood, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 31 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.

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