NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Jay Adelman, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Watertown, MA

Kenneth Jay Adelman, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Watertown, Massachusetts, and NPI 1497700694, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 150579, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497700694
Name
Kenneth Jay Adelman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
150579 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
124 Watertown St Ste 2D, Watertown, MA 02472
Phone
(617) 916-5069
Enumerated
May 24, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 20, 2024
Fax
(617) 467-4073
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050314000597); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 1988
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 124 Watertown St Ste 2D

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

  1. Claudia DupreCounselor1083171391
  2. Elif Engin, PHDMental Health Counselor1780385393
  3. Tanya Gershman, MSN, CNP, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1982321055
  4. Kayla GuirguisClinical Social Worker1629737457
  5. Megan MacleodPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1770057283
  6. Sean Markey, ED.D.Clinical Psychologist1699078295

Verify Kenneth Jay Adelman 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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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,269 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Kenneth Adelman3,269
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam523 claims
  2. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine265 claims
  3. Gabapentin254 claims
  4. Lorazepam180 claims
  5. Alprazolam163 claims
  6. Clonidine Hcl122 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 one group practice

  1. Square Medical Group LLCWeymouth, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kenneth Jay Adelman among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts

Kenneth Jay Adelman, 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 fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allison Davidson, DOWatertown, MA 024721407176308
  2. Jose Augusto Hidalgo, M.D.Watertown, MA 024721013964899
  3. Paula Hirsch, M.D.Cambridge, MA 024721588790174
  4. Natalie Lender, M.D.Watertown, MA 024721740371038
  5. Glenn Allen Skwerer, M.D.Watertown, MA 024721922047927
  6. Marissa Caan, MDArlington, MA 024741093219669
  7. Pamela Wine, M.D.Arlington, MA 024741245303627
  8. Linden Cassidy, MDArlington, MA 024761891769519

Common questions

What is Kenneth Jay Adelman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth Jay Adelman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497700694, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Jay Adelman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 124 Watertown St Ste 2D, Watertown, MA, 02472. Phone: (617) 916-5069. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Jay Adelman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 150579, 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 Kenneth Jay Adelman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Jay Adelman, M.D. had 3,269 Medicare Part D claims for 116 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.