Ruth Young Dottin, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA
Ruth Young Dottin, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1841721081, issued on Mar 21, 2017. Check the license on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Young Dottin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- D0086675 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118
- Phone
- (617) 425-2000
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230711003772); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1601 Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ruth Young Dottin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
372 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl45 claims
- Trazodone Hcl37 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate34 claims
- Mirtazapine30 claims
- Gabapentin28 claims
- Risperidone18 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
- Internal Medical Associates-EbnhcEast Boston, MA
- Professional Counseling Services IncActon, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Young Dottin among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Ruth Young Dottin, 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 2017, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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
They are 845 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Ruth Young Dottin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruth Young Dottin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841721081, issued on Mar 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Young Dottin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Washington St, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 425-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Young Dottin, M.D.'s license?
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 Ruth Young Dottin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Young Dottin, M.D. had 372 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.