Richard Walter Cook, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Jamaica Plain, MA
Richard Walter Cook, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, and NPI 1760496863, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 231838, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Walter Cook
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 231838 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1153 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
- Phone
- (617) 983-7922
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070815000416); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Walter Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 231838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,505 Medicare Part D claims for 77 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
- Bupropion Xl189 claims
- Trazodone Hcl106 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl104 claims
- Lamotrigine98 claims
- Sertraline Hcl95 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl83 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
- Fenway Community Health Center, IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Walter Cook among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Richard Walter Cook, 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 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
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
26 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Jamaica Plain
They are 26 of the 1,656 NPPES records with a practice address in Jamaica Plain, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
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- Carlee Blamphin, M.D.Jamaica Plain, MA 021301073571691
- Michael Dawes, MDBoston, MA 021301841274594
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- Howard Levy, MDJamaica Plain, MA 021301235195108
- Amy Lisser, M.D.Jamaica Plain, MA 021301417927062
Common questions
What is Richard Walter Cook, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Walter Cook, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760496863, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Walter Cook, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1153 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130. Phone: (617) 983-7922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Walter Cook, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 231838, 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 Richard Walter Cook, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Walter Cook, M.D. had 1,505 Medicare Part D claims for 77 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.