Laura Diane Crain, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA
Laura Diane Crain, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1154302503, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 72368, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Diane Crain
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 72368 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 264 Beacon St FL 6, Boston, MA 02116
- Phone
- (617) 867-0343
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 867-0002
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050408000814); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 264 Beacon St FL 6
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jacqueline Barry, M.S.Psychologist1275713877
Verify Laura Diane Crain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 72368Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
292 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl37 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate33 claims
- Alprazolam29 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine21 claims
- Citalopram Hbr20 claims
- Lorazepam17 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
- The General Hospital CorporationBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Diane Crain among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Laura Diane Crain, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Laura Diane Crain, MD's NPI number?
Laura Diane Crain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154302503, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Diane Crain, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 264 Beacon St FL 6, Boston, MA, 02116. Phone: (617) 867-0343. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Diane Crain, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 72368, 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 Laura Diane Crain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Diane Crain, MD had 292 Medicare Part D claims for 36 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.