NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth Farrell McCann, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA

Ruth Farrell McCann, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1003342387, issued on May 5, 2017. Check the license (Massachusetts 286952, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003342387
Name
Ruth Farrell McCann
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
286952 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
Phone
(617) 732-5500
Enumerated
May 5, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230525001110); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 75 Francis St

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

  1. Amin AalipourStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902483258
  2. Emily Aaronson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1962791558
  3. Sarah Abbett, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1902097736
  4. Christine Abbott, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1851471940
  5. Muhammad Abd-El-Barr, M.D., PH.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1891922688
  6. Duaa AbdelhameidStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851852867

Verify Ruth Farrell McCann in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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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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75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,745 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Ruth McCann1,745
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Escitalopram Oxalate148 claims
  2. Memantine Hcl92 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate91 claims
  4. Donepezil Hcl88 claims
  5. Mirtazapine88 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl85 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

  1. New York UniversityNew York, NY

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

Ruth Farrell McCann among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts

Ruth Farrell McCann, 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 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 updated2021 · 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jay Baer, MDBoston, MA 021151427014323
  2. Susan Block, MDBoston, MA 021151083681563
  3. Ilana Braun, M.D.Boston, MA 021151760443006
  4. Alison Fife, MDBoston, MA 021151477545143
  5. Melissa Frumin, MD MSBoston, MA 021151659337871
  6. David Gitlin, MDBoston, MA 021151720078967
  7. Randy Glassman, MDBoston, MA 021151316937543
  8. Christine Kim, MDBoston, MA 021151942266283

Common questions

What is Ruth Farrell McCann, MD's NPI number?

Ruth Farrell McCann, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003342387, issued on May 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth Farrell McCann, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 732-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth Farrell McCann, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 286952, 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 Ruth Farrell McCann, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruth Farrell McCann, MD had 1,745 Medicare Part D claims for 169 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.