NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laurence Drell, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Washington, DC

Laurence Drell, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1205272937, issued on May 21, 2013. Check the license (District of Columbia 4801, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of 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
1205272937
Name
Laurence Drell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
4801 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3207 Cleveland Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Phone
(202) 232-8608
Enumerated
May 21, 2013
Record last updated
May 21, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

59 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Laurence Drell59
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl14 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.

Laurence Drell among 474 psychiatry physician records in District of Columbia

Laurence Drell, MD is one of 474 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 26% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 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 District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

467 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Washington

They are 467 of the 45,857 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 474 psychiatry physician records in District of Columbia.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Howard Benensohn, MDWashington, DC 200081437150521
  2. Wayne Blackmon, MDWashington, DC 200081972688729
  3. Jessica Brown, M.D.Washington, DC 200081215061460
  4. Martin Ceaser, M.DWashington, DC 200081366543274
  5. Ira Dosovitz, M.D.Washington, DC 200081053514125
  6. Ronald Harmon, MDWashington, DC 200081598740888
  7. Utkarsh Joshi, M.D.Washington, DC 200081376643924
  8. George Kolodner, MDWashington, DC 200081255330411

Common questions

What is Laurence Drell, MD's NPI number?

Laurence Drell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205272937, issued on May 21, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laurence Drell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3207 Cleveland Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20008. Phone: (202) 232-8608. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laurence Drell, MD's license?

NPPES lists District of Columbia license number 4801, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laurence Drell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laurence Drell, MD had 59 Medicare Part D claims; 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.