Michael Dean Kritzer-Cheren, MD/PHD
Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA
Michael Dean Kritzer-Cheren, MD/PHD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1578950549, issued on Apr 17, 2015. Check the license (Massachusetts 278082, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Dean Kritzer-Cheren
- Credential
- MD/PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 278082 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 724-5600
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200204002334); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Dean Kritzer-Cheren in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 278082Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
342 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl51 claims
- Bupropion Xl40 claims
- Donepezil Hcl39 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl27 claims
- Trazodone Hcl21 claims
- Clonazepam19 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 3 group practices
- Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts IncSalem, MA
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
- The General Hospital CorporationBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Dean Kritzer-Cheren among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Michael Dean Kritzer-Cheren, MD/PHD 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 2015, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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
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Common questions
What is Michael Dean Kritzer-Cheren, MD/PHD's NPI number?
Michael Dean Kritzer-Cheren, MD/PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578950549, issued on Apr 17, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Dean Kritzer-Cheren, MD/PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 724-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Dean Kritzer-Cheren, MD/PHD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 278082, 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 Dean Kritzer-Cheren, MD/PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Dean Kritzer-Cheren, MD/PHD had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 30 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.