NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Volney Sheen, MD PHD

Neurology Physician · Boston, MA

Volney Sheen, MD PHD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1083654289, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 205261, 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
1083654289
Name
Volney Sheen
Credential
MD PHD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
205261 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Phone
(617) 667-4078
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2006
Record last updated
May 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 667-7919
Medicaid ID
0145891 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050225000032); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1997
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 330 Brookline Ave

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

  1. Amtul Aala, MDNephrology Physician1174946347
  2. Elijah AbassStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306784947
  3. Omar Abdel-Razek, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1912780008
  4. Youssef Abdullah, MD, MBAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346983442
  5. Najma Abdullahi, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669213054
  6. Elisabeth AbelesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528659760

Verify Volney Sheen 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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024

3,866 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.

  1. Volney Sheen3,866
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam427 claims
  2. Lamotrigine375 claims
  3. Levetiracetam Er270 claims
  4. Zonisamide229 claims
  5. Gabapentin227 claims
  6. Lamotrigine Er178 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. Harvard Medical Faculty Phys AT Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr IncBoston, MA

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

Volney Sheen among 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts

Volney Sheen, MD PHD is one of 964 neurology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

524 neurology physician records list a practice address in Boston

They are 524 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Louis Caplan, MDBoston, MA 022151306833561
  2. Bernard Chang, M.D.Boston, MA 022151851339154
  3. Ina Djonlagic, MDBoston, MA 022151760440564
  4. Roy Freeman, M.D.Boston, MA 022151518905876
  5. Christopher Gibbons, M.D.Boston, MA 022151093762601
  6. Rocio Lopez-Diego, M.D., PH.D.Boston, MA 022151043266182
  7. Pushpa Narayanaswami, MDBoston, MA 022151326040197
  8. Trudy Pang, M.D.Boston, MA 022151366496440

Common questions

What is Volney Sheen, MD PHD's NPI number?

Volney Sheen, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083654289, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Volney Sheen, MD PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215. Phone: (617) 667-4078. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Volney Sheen, MD PHD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 205261, 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 Volney Sheen, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Volney Sheen, MD PHD had 3,866 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.