Vivian Ecker, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Newton, MA
Vivian Ecker, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Newton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1922194927, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 56759, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vivian Ecker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 56759 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18 Shornecliffe RD, Newton, MA 02458
- Phone
- (617) 964-7995
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 244-7099
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051022000282); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vivian Ecker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 56759Check 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, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate14 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.
Vivian Ecker among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Vivian Ecker, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
52 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Newton
They are 52 of the 2,975 NPPES records with a practice address in Newton, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Vivian Ecker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vivian Ecker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922194927, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vivian Ecker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18 Shornecliffe RD, Newton, MA, 02458. Phone: (617) 964-7995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vivian Ecker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 56759, 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 Vivian Ecker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vivian Ecker, M.D. had 47 Medicare Part D claims; 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.