Michael Drake Alpert, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Cambridge, MA
Michael Drake Alpert, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1710304092, issued on Mar 25, 2014. Check the license (Massachusetts 260271, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Drake Alpert
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 260271 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1493 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Phone
- (617) 665-1000
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180925001726); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Drake Alpert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 260271Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl16 claims
- Buspirone Hcl13 claims
- Mirtazapine12 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
- Melrosewakefield Healthcare, IncMedford, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Drake Alpert among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Michael Drake Alpert, 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 2014, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
213 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Cambridge
They are 213 of the 5,145 NPPES records with a practice address in Cambridge, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Michael Drake Alpert, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Drake Alpert, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710304092, issued on Mar 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Drake Alpert, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1493 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, 02139. Phone: (617) 665-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Drake Alpert, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 260271, 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 Michael Drake Alpert, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Drake Alpert, M.D. had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.