Sharmin Ghaznavi, MD, PHD
Psychiatry Physician · Boston, MA
Sharmin Ghaznavi, MD, PHD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1508025040, issued on Jun 9, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts L-236130, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sharmin Ghaznavi
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- L-236130 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-2000
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120709000474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sharmin Ghaznavi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license L-236130Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sharmin Ghaznavi among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Sharmin Ghaznavi, MD, PHD 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 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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
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Common questions
What is Sharmin Ghaznavi, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Sharmin Ghaznavi, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508025040, issued on Jun 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharmin Ghaznavi, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharmin Ghaznavi, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number L-236130, 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 Sharmin Ghaznavi, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sharmin Ghaznavi, MD, PHD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.