Michael Desmond Murphy, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Beverly Farms, MA
Michael Desmond Murphy, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, and NPI 1497774418, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 30548, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Desmond Murphy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 30548 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 950 Hale Street, Beverly Farms, MA 01915
- Phone
- (978) 927-8016
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (978) 927-2381
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041029000054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Desmond Murphy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 30548Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
4,307 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam550 claims
- Gabapentin371 claims
- Lorazepam279 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine216 claims
- Sertraline Hcl212 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate154 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 2 group practices
- Eliot Community Human ServicesConcord, MA
- The General Hospital CorporationRevere, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Desmond Murphy among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Michael Desmond Murphy, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1966 · 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).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
All 2,736 in Massachusetts → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David McMahon, M.D.Beverly, MA 019151760421762
- Katherine Miura, M.D.Beverly, MA 019151801853007
- Kathleen Nelson, M.D.Beverly, MA 019151821067141
- Julia Salinas, MDBeverly, MA 019151699278473
- Marc Whaley, M.D.Beverly, MA 019151710980214
- Rowen Hochstedler, MDAmesbury, MA 019131760449300
- Marc Shay, MDAmesbury, MA 019131578520110
- Robert Alexander, M.D.Nahant, MA 019081528142973
Common questions
What is Michael Desmond Murphy, MD's NPI number?
Michael Desmond Murphy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497774418, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Desmond Murphy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 950 Hale Street, Beverly Farms, MA, 01915. Phone: (978) 927-8016. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Desmond Murphy, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 30548, 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 Desmond Murphy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Desmond Murphy, MD had 4,307 Medicare Part D claims for 208 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.