Dr. John H. Chi, MD

  • Boston, MA
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1649473000PAC ID7810088663
Medicare services, 2024
1,385
Medicare patients, 2024
493
Part D claims, 2024
77
Publications
173
Clinical trials
2
Practice address
75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
Practice phone
Call (617) 732-5500
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Primary practice

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts

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Dr. John H. Chi is a neurosurgeon in Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Chi practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham.

Dr. Chi's NPI, 1649473000, was assigned on June 6, 2007. Dr. Chi graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2001. Dr. Chi holds Massachusetts license 235576.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7810088663
NPI enumeration date
June 6, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(617) 732-5500
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. John H. Chi practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Chi's primary practice is Brigham and Women's Hospital, at 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 732-5500.

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Dr. John H. Chi is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Chi's primary practice is Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dr. Chi is also affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. The medical group on file is Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chi to 4 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John H. Chi's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chi practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Brigham and Women's HospitalAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. John H. Chi is one of 182 neurosurgeons in Massachusetts

Neurological surgery is Dr. Chi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Chi is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Chi's licenses on file in 4 states: Massachusetts, California, Florida and Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, MassachusettsPrimaryLicense 235576 · 2008 to 2026 · taxonomy 207T00000X
  • California licenseSince 2003
  • Florida license2018 to 2020
  • Maryland license2007 to 2008

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Chi treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Chi

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. John H. Chi billed Medicare for 1,385 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,385 Medicare services from Dr. Chi across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 493 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $450,766 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,385
Medicare patients493
Paid by Medicare$450,766
Procedure codes20

Dr. Chi's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 7852024: 8245%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5642024: 5611%

Where Dr. Chi's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office685%
  • In a facility1,31795%

Dr. Chi compared with the Massachusetts median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Chi
  • Massachusetts median
Medicare services
1,385vs 2026.9 times
Medicare patients
493vs 1613.1 times
Part D claims
58vs 222.6 times

Medians across 156 neurosurgeons in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Chi's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. John H. Chi treated 493 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 493 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 222 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.41, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chi's median patient age at 71, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024493
Average age74
Average risk score1.41
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Chi's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Chi's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women28157%
  • Men21243%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Chi's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Anxiety39%
  5. Mood disorders38%
  6. Depression34%
  7. Ischemic heart disease30%
  8. Cancer26%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Chi's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. John H. Chi wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Chi wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims for 56 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 58 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $446 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 42 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202477
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$446
Part D patients56

Dr. Chi's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 422024: 5838%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. John H. Chi ranks in the 99th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare

Dr. Chi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chi as offering telehealth. CMS counts 625 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Chi, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Chi ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
99th percentile625 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
99th percentile218 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. John H. Chi has 173 publications on record

Dmand AI links 173 papers to Dr. Chi, published from 2005 to 2024. 2018 was the busiest year, with 9. The most frequent topics are Neurosurgical Procedures, Lumbar Vertebrae and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Chi has published most often in Neurosurgery. Dr. Chi's most frequent co-authors are Yi Lu, MD, PhD, Viren S. Vasudeva, MD and Sanjay Singh Dhall, MD.

Papers173
Years published2005 to 2024

Dr. Chi's papers by year, 2015 to 2024

Topics Dr. Chi writes about most

  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Lumbar Vertebrae
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spinal Neoplasms
  • Thoracic Vertebrae
  • Spine
  • Cervical Vertebrae
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Dr. Chi's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Chi

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. John H. Chi has worked on 2 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Chi to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Spinal Diseases.

Conditions in Dr. Chi's trials

  • Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
  • Spinal Diseases

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Chi

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Chi

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. John H. Chi received $356,883 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 552 general payments to Dr. Chi from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $125,414. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,549 in 2020.

General payments to Dr. Chi by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Chi by kind, 2016 to 2025

$356.9Kin total
  • Consulting fees$288,61381%
  • Travel and lodging$34,40410%
  • Food and beverage$29,6778%
  • Education$2,5001%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1,6900%

Companies that paid Dr. Chi the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. John H. Chi has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Chi, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Chi

  1. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 2012

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John H. Chi graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Dr. Chi graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2001. Dr. Chi is a member of AANS and CNS.

  1. Medical schoolVagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John H. Chi accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Chi is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Aetna
  • Aspirus Health Plan
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Plan types Dr. Chi accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. John H. Chi's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. John H. Chi's NPI number?

Dr. John H. Chi's NPI number is 1649473000. It was assigned on June 6, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. John H. Chi?

Dr. John H. Chi is a neurosurgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. John H. Chi practice?

Dr. Chi practices at 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115. Dr. Chi's primary practice is Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chi to 4 hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. John H. Chi's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Chi is (617) 732-5500.

What is Dr. John H. Chi's medical license number?

Dr. Chi holds Massachusetts license 235576, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. John H. Chi been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chi in Massachusetts (2008 to 2026), California (since 2003), Florida (2018 to 2020) and Maryland (2007 to 2008).

Which hospitals is Dr. John H. Chi affiliated with?

Dr. Chi practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Chi is also affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Chi to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. John H. Chi part of?

Dr. Chi is linked to Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Chi to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. John H. Chi accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chi billed Medicare for 1,385 services in 2024, and Dr. Chi accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. John H. Chi offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Chi as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. John H. Chi see?

CMS counts 493 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chi in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. John H. Chi board certified?

Yes. Dr. Chi is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

What services does Dr. John H. Chi bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Chi's most billed Medicare services were surgery: bones and joints (22614), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. John H. Chi go to medical school?

Dr. Chi graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. John H. Chi prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methylprednisolone.

Has Dr. John H. Chi received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $356,883 in general payments to Dr. Chi from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. John H. Chi been practicing?

Dr. Chi graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Dr. John H. Chi do research?

Dmand AI links 173 publications to Dr. Chi, published from 2005 to 2024. Dr. Chi has worked on 2 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. John H. Chi publish with?

Dr. Chi's most frequent co-authors are Yi Lu, MD, PhD (18 shared papers), Viren S. Vasudeva, MD (13 shared papers) and Sanjay Singh Dhall, MD (11 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. John H. Chi accept?

Dr. Chi is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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