NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren H. Herald, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA

Lauren H. Herald, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1518499714, issued on Mar 28, 2017. Check the license (Massachusetts 281931, 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
1518499714
Name
Lauren H. Herald
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
281931 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Boston Medical Ctr PL, Boston, MA 02118
Phone
(617) 414-5245
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2017
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2024
Fax
(617) 414-5520
Medicaid ID
110124570A MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210811003604); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 2017
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 1 Boston Medical Ctr PL

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

  1. Rachel Achu-Lopes, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1417376872
  2. Sapana Adhikari, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1902870694
  3. Tara AdyanthayaMental Health Counselor1053998419
  4. Shuchi AgarwalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063701753
  5. Christina AgudeloStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699423772
  6. Priscilla AguilarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033838792

Verify Lauren H. Herald 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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85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,851 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Lauren Herald1,851
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate173 claims
  2. Clonazepam171 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl114 claims
  4. Gabapentin105 claims
  5. Fluoxetine Hcl93 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl69 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.

Lauren H. Herald among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts

Lauren H. Herald, 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 2017, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · 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).

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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Isidore Berenbaum, M.D.Boston, MA 021181245256668
  2. James Bonnar, MDBoston, MA 021181285662023
  3. Andrew Brown, M.D.Boston, MA 021181508805698
  4. Anne Calabresi, MDBoston, MA 021181245296441
  5. Todd Carranza, M.D.Boston, MA 021181659313047
  6. David Henderson, MDBoston, MA 021181699759076
  7. Karen Henley, MDBoston, MA 021181215919766
  8. Robert Irvin, M.D.Boston, MA 021181063459170

Common questions

What is Lauren H. Herald, MD's NPI number?

Lauren H. Herald, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518499714, issued on Mar 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren H. Herald, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Boston Medical Ctr PL, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 414-5245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren H. Herald, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 281931, 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 Lauren H. Herald, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren H. Herald, MD had 1,851 Medicare Part D claims for 103 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.