Dr. Lars Carver Richardson, MD

  • Boston, MA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1922022649PAC ID9537367792
Medicare services, 2024
1,445
Medicare patients, 2024
140
Part D claims, 2017
11
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
Practice phone
Call (617) 726-2000
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Primary practice

Massachusetts General Hospital

Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts

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Dr. Lars Carver Richardson is an orthopedic surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Richardson practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham.

Dr. Richardson's NPI, 1922022649, was assigned on July 26, 2006. Dr. Richardson graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1995. Dr. Richardson holds Massachusetts license 204502.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9537367792
NPI enumeration date
July 26, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(617) 726-2000
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

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

Dr. Lars Carver Richardson practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Richardson's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital, at 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 726-2000.

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Dr. Lars Carver Richardson is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Richardson's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dr. Richardson is also affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital. The medical group on file is Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO). Dmand AI also links Dr. Richardson to 2 more medical groups, 1 community health center, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lars Carver Richardson's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Richardson practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Massachusetts General HospitalAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Lars Carver Richardson is one of 593 orthopedic surgeons in Massachusetts

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Richardson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Richardson is licensed in Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, MassachusettsPrimaryLicense 204502 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Richardson

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

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Dr. Lars Carver Richardson billed Medicare for 1,445 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,445 Medicare services from Dr. Richardson across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 140 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,560 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,445
Medicare patients140
Paid by Medicare$29,560
Procedure codes6

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,4502024: 1,16020%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2182024: 2358%
Surgery
2023: 712024: 5030%

Dr. Richardson compared with the Massachusetts median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Richardson
  • Massachusetts median
Medicare services
1,445vs 6722.2 times
Medicare patients
140vs 30254% below
Part D claims
11vs 5078% below

Medians across 543 orthopedic surgeons in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Richardson'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. Lars Carver Richardson treated 140 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 140 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richardson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 91 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 66% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.83, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Richardson's median patient age at 52, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024140
Average age70
Average risk score0.83
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Richardson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Richardson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7654%
  • Men6446%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol66%
  3. High blood pressure53%
  4. Mood disorders30%
  5. Anxiety28%
  6. Depression25%
  7. Ischemic heart disease25%
  8. Atrial fibrillation16%

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

Dr. Richardson's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 52

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men50%

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

Dr. Lars Carver Richardson wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims in 2017

In 2017, Dr. Richardson wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $270 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 201711
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$270

Dr. Richardson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017

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, 2016 to 2017

  • 2016
  • 2017
Claims for drugs CMS names
2016: 152017: 1127%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2017, 1 in 2016.

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

Dr. Lars Carver Richardson ranks in the 99th percentile for lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare

Dr. Richardson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Richardson as offering telehealth. CMS counts 74 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Richardson, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Richardson ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
99th percentile74 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. Lars Carver Richardson has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Richardson. Dr. Richardson's most frequent co-authors are Aron Chacko, MD, MPH, Arun J. Ramappa, MD and Miguel Angel Ramirez, MD.

Papers2

Dr. Richardson's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Richardson

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

Dr. Lars Carver Richardson received $13,236 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Richardson from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. paid the most, $6,216.

General payments to Dr. Richardson by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Richardson by kind, 2016 to 2024

$13.2Kin total
  • Consulting fees$8,20162%
  • Education$4,75436%
  • Food and beverage$2812%

Companies that paid Dr. Richardson the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Lars Carver Richardson graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Dr. Richardson graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

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Sources for Dr. Lars Carver Richardson'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)
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
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Lars Carver Richardson's NPI number?

Dr. Lars Carver Richardson's NPI number is 1922022649. It was assigned on July 26, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Lars Carver Richardson?

Dr. Lars Carver Richardson is an orthopedic surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Lars Carver Richardson practice?

Dr. Richardson practices at 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114. Dr. Richardson's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richardson to 2 medical groups, 1 community health center, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Lars Carver Richardson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Richardson is (617) 726-2000.

What is Dr. Lars Carver Richardson's medical license number?

Dr. Richardson holds Massachusetts license 204502.

Which hospitals is Dr. Lars Carver Richardson affiliated with?

Dr. Richardson practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Richardson is also affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Lars Carver Richardson part of?

Dr. Richardson is linked to Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO). Dmand AI links Dr. Richardson to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Lars Carver Richardson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Richardson billed Medicare for 1,445 services in 2024, and Dr. Richardson accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Lars Carver Richardson offer telehealth?

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

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lars Carver Richardson see?

CMS counts 140 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richardson in 2024, with an average age of 70.

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What services does Dr. Lars Carver Richardson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Richardson's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1100), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. Lars Carver Richardson go to medical school?

Dr. Richardson graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. Lars Carver Richardson prescribe most?

In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Richardson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Lars Carver Richardson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13,236 in general payments to Dr. Richardson from 6 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc.

How long has Dr. Lars Carver Richardson been practicing?

Dr. Richardson graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

Does Dr. Lars Carver Richardson do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Richardson.

Who does Dr. Lars Carver Richardson publish with?

Dr. Richardson's most frequent co-authors are Aron Chacko, MD, MPH (1 shared paper), Arun J. Ramappa, MD (1 shared paper) and Miguel Angel Ramirez, MD (1 shared paper).

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