NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rachel Tester, APRN

Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · Belmont, MA

Rachel Tester, APRN is an adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Belmont, Massachusetts, and NPI 1720253420, issued on Apr 24, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 256969, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720253420
Name
Rachel Tester
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SP0809X
License number
256969 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
115 Mill St, Belmont, MA 02478
Phone
(617) 855-2215
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 27, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090408000205); accepts Medicare assignment
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 115 Mill St

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

  1. Blaise Aguirre, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1619936846
  2. Kayia Akoun, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1588028732
  3. Rana Alam-RomanosSocial Worker1487420311
  4. Robert Alexander, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1447526074
  5. Madeleine AllenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205553971
  6. Danielle Alleven, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1891741153

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist in 2024

50 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,167 among the 347 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Rachel Tester50
  2. Specialty average1,167

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone15 claims
  2. Lorazepam13 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score64.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%37.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Mclean Hospital CorporationBelmont, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Rachel Tester among 171 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Massachusetts

Rachel Tester, APRN is one of 171 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 51% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 75% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 1994 among the 60 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 85% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SP0809X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records list a practice address in Belmont

They are 5 of the 1,008 NPPES records with a practice address in Belmont, and 171 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Massachusetts.

The 8 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ann Cousins, PHD, PMHCNS-BCBelmont, MA 024781336261536
  2. Lisa Fownes, RNCSBelmont, MA 024781538244645
  3. Rebecca Sanford, APRN BCBelmont, MA 024781043432750
  4. Joyce Shields, PMHCNS-BC CGPBelmont, MA 024781841642725
  5. Karen Duggan, R.N.,M.S.N.Wellesley, MA 024811942487210
  6. Catherine Jaffe, PMH. CNS-BCArlington, MA 024741912186149
  7. Anne Norris, PHD, RNCSChestnut Hill, MA 024671043420060
  8. Barbara Wolfe, PHD, APRNChestnut Hill, MA 024671871708826

Common questions

What is Rachel Tester, APRN's NPI number?

Rachel Tester, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720253420, issued on Apr 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel Tester, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 115 Mill St, Belmont, MA, 02478. Phone: (617) 855-2215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel Tester, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 256969, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rachel Tester, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rachel Tester, APRN had 50 Medicare Part D claims; the average among adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 1,167. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rachel Tester, APRN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.