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Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD

Specializes in: Primary Care, Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Addiction Medicine
Brown University, Alpert Medical School
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD is a primary care doctor in Boston, MA specializing in primary care, internal medicine (adult medicine) and addiction medicine. She graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School. Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

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Office Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 724-7383
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73 High Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Sarah Wakeman Boston The writer is a senior medical director for substance use disorder at Mass General Brigham and medical director for the Mass General Hospital program for substance use and...”—"Opinion | A Loss of Faith in Forced Drug Treatment", New York Times, September 2025
“Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, the senior medical director for substance use disorder at Mass General Brigham, expressed a more negative view of involuntary commitment in an op-ed for the health-oriented...”—"User menu", Dorchester Reporter, July 2025
“Dr. Sarah Wakeman, senior medical director for substance use disorder at Mass General Brigham, spoke about the specific health issues that xylazine causes, including heavy sedation, which can lead...”—"Velis, Domb lead new state commission tackling xylazine crisis in drug supply", Athol Daily News, June 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Boston, MA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 94
hospital care 45
inpatient care 45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Boston, MA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 211
hospital care 178
inpatient care 178

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD.

Gender
Male 73
Female 93
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 129
Black 12
Hispanic 13
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 55
From 75 to 84 31
85 and over 21
Less than 65 59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD in 2013

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 31
Dementia 16
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Boston, MA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 400
hospital care 51
inpatient care 51

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD.

Gender
Male 65
Female 117
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 165
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 57
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 21
Less than 65 68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD in 2014

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26
Diabetes 27
Dementia 9
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Boston, MA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 321
hospital care 127
inpatient care 127

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD.

Gender
Male 164
Female 232
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 354
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 114
From 75 to 84 82
85 and over 46
Less than 65 154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD in 2015

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 40
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 49
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 27
Dementia 14
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Boston, MA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 142
hospital care 40
inpatient care 40

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD.

Gender
Male 36
Female 66
Age
From 65 to 74 38
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD in 2016

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 32
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 30
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 23
Dementia 12
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Boston, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 151
hospital care 38
inpatient care 38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD.

Gender
Male 42
Female 54
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 85
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 25
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD in 2017

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 38
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 56
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 33
Diabetes 29
Dementia 19
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Boston, MA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 107
hospital care 68
inpatient care 68

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD.

Gender
Male 40
Female 41
Age
From 65 to 74 21
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD in 2018

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 60
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 36
Diabetes 32
Dementia 23
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Boston, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 74
hospital care 75
inpatient care 75

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD.

Gender
Male 42
Female 48
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 78
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 30
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD in 2019

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 53
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 28
Dementia 24
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Boston, MA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 54
hospital care 153
inpatient care 153

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD.

Gender
Male 55
Female 60
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 103
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 40
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD in 2020

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 60
Chronic Kidney Disease 58
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 30
Diabetes 33
Dementia 33
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Boston, MA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 53
hospital care 75
inpatient care 75

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD.

Gender
Male 41
Female 31
Age
From 65 to 74 31
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD in 2021

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 57
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 24
Dementia 29
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 41

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD.

Gender
Male 16
Female 23
Age
From 65 to 74 18
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD in 2022

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 51
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Boston, MA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit 149
hospital care 85
inpatient care 85

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD.

Gender
Male 52
Female 69
Ethnicity
Black / African American 1
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 83
Hispanic 1
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 13
85 and over 8
Less than 65 47
65 to 74 39

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 62
High Cholesterol 41
Stroke 1
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 11
Osteoporosis 4
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 23
Atrial Fibrillation 6
Cancer 13
Dementia 16

Education & Training

Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School. She completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is certified by the Addiction Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Brown University, Alpert Medical School

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Board Certification: Addiction Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth, WellSense NH and MassHealth ACO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
MultiPlan
United Healthcare
Tufts Health Plan
Aetna
TRICARE
Medicare
Medicaid
Humana
Coventry
Cigna
Blue California
Beech Street
WellPoint
Medicare ACO
WellSense
Senior Whole Health
Fallon Health
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
Maine Community Health Options
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
MassHealth
WellSense NH
MassHealth ACO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 11 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA. 

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Biography

Dr. Sarah Wakeman's specialties are primary care and addiction medicine. She practices in Charlestown, MA and Boston, MA. Patient ratings for Dr. Wakeman average 5.0 stars (out of 5). She is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Wakeman can accept Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, as well as other insurance carriers. Dr. Wakeman is a graduate of Brown University, Alpert Medical School and a graduate of Massachusetts General Hospital's residency program.

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