NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Virginia Merritt, M.D.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Framingham, MA

Virginia Merritt, M.D. is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Framingham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1891804555, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 60346, 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
1891804555
Name
Virginia Merritt
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
License number
60346 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
63 Fountain St Ste 402, Framingham, MA 01702
Phone
(508) 872-4813
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051017001109); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1982
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 63 Fountain St Ste 402

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

  1. Deborah Cantor, PH.D., LICSWClinical Social Worker1831119726
  2. Peter Erines, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1972536563
  3. Joseph Locastro, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1548379811
  4. Susan Locastro, LICSEClinical Social Worker1679670079
  5. Brian Mazmanian, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1366476533
  6. Carol Mitchell, LICSWClinical Social Worker1225147994

Verify Virginia Merritt 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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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024

1,801 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Virginia Merritt1,801
  2. Specialty average504

Most prescribed

  1. Lamotrigine176 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl121 claims
  3. Clonazepam83 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate81 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl77 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate75 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. Massachusetts Psychiatric Services LLCSturbridge, MA

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

Virginia Merritt among 336 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts

Virginia Merritt, M.D. is one of 336 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 51% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 98 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 336 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole Christian-Brathwaite, MDFramingham, MA 017011952560591
  2. Sean Mackintosh, M.D.Framingham, MA 017011194257485
  3. Maitri Patel, MDFramingham, MA 017011912945213
  4. Devin GibbsActon, MA 017201649701400
  5. Nancy Penland, M.D.Bedford, MA 017301114039484
  6. Richard Berlin, M.D.Concord, MA 017421336215110
  7. Beth Brownlow, M.D.Concord, MA 017421295846079
  8. Linda GaoConcord, MA 017421538690847

Common questions

What is Virginia Merritt, M.D.'s NPI number?

Virginia Merritt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891804555, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Virginia Merritt, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 63 Fountain St Ste 402, Framingham, MA, 01702. Phone: (508) 872-4813. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Virginia Merritt, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 60346, 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 Virginia Merritt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Virginia Merritt, M.D. had 1,801 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.