Synthia Lay, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Seattle, WA
Synthia Lay, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1043960305, issued on Mar 28, 2022. Check the license (Washington MD61670393, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Synthia Lay
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- MD61670393 WA
A188169 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1550 N 115TH St, Seattle, WA 98133
- Phone
- (206) 920-9183
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Synthia Lay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61670393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
658 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl54 claims
- Sertraline Hcl36 claims
- Gabapentin32 claims
- Risperidone32 claims
- Bupropion Xl30 claims
- Olanzapine30 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $234.10
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Synthia Lay among 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington
Synthia Lay, MD is one of 1,195 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Washington. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 98% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 63% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
485 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Seattle
They are 485 of the 41,956 NPPES records with a practice address in Seattle, and 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Synthia Lay, MD's NPI number?
Synthia Lay, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043960305, issued on Mar 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Synthia Lay, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1550 N 115TH St, Seattle, WA, 98133. Phone: (206) 920-9183. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Synthia Lay, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61670393, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Synthia Lay, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Synthia Lay, MD had 658 Medicare Part D claims for 65 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.