Dr. Christopher Jay Richards, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 974
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 532
- Part D claims, 2024
- 696
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Industry payments
- $64,221
- Practice address
- 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Practice phone
- Call (617) 726-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Christopher Jay Richards is a pulmonologist in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Richards practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham.
Dr. Richards' NPI, 1629362066, was assigned on June 2, 2011. Dr. Richards graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2011. Dr. Richards holds Massachusetts license 258089.
- NPI
- 1629362066NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3072730373
- NPI enumeration date
- June 2, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (617) 726-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Jay Richards practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Richards' primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital, at 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 726-2000.
- Massachusetts General Hospital55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 · Suffolk CountyPhone(617) 726-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher Jay Richards is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Richards' primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dr. Richards is also affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital. The medical group on file is Massachusetts General Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richards to 4 more hospitals, 3 medical groups and 1 community health center, each named with a free account. Dr. Richards' employer is on file too: a hospital.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Jay Richards' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Richards practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Jay Richards is one of 485 pulmonologists in Massachusetts
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Richards' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Richards is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, MassachusettsPrimary
Pulmonologists near Dr. Richards
Counts of pulmonologists 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. Christopher Jay Richards billed Medicare for 974 services in 2024
CMS data shows 974 Medicare services from Dr. Richards across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 532 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $69,268 for them.
Dr. Richards' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7522024: 52730%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4892024: 41116%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 20
- Surgery
- 2023: 132024: 1623%
Where Dr. Richards' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office293%
- In a facility94597%
Dr. Richards compared with the Massachusetts median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Richards
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 974vs 4752.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 532vs 2552.1 times
- Part D claims
- 542vs 32965% above
Medians across 481 pulmonologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Richards' 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. Christopher Jay Richards treated 532 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 532 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richards in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 241 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.99, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Richards' median patient age at 74, with 57% women.
Dr. Richards' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Richards' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women30658%
- Men22642%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Richards' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol73%
- High blood pressure68%
- COPD59%
- Arthritis45%
- Ischemic heart disease38%
- Anxiety35%
- Chronic kidney disease33%
- Mood disorders33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Richards' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Jay Richards wrote 696 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Richards wrote 696 Medicare Part D claims for 170 patients. 35% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 542 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,017,835 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 830 claims across 25 drugs.
Dr. Richards' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic245 claims35%
- Brand-name451 claims65%
Dr. Richards' 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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Richards' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics9%64 of 696 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 8302024: 54235%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 25 in 2023.
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. Christopher Jay Richards offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Richards accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Richards as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher Jay Richards received $64,221 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Richards from 5 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 85% of the total. Insmed, Inc. paid the most, $58,838.
General payments to Dr. Richards by program year, 2021 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Richards by kind, 2021 to 2025
- Consulting fees$54,71285%
- Travel and lodging$7,84312%
- Food and beverage$1,6463%
- Education$210%
Companies that paid Dr. Richards the most, 2021 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher Jay Richards graduated from Harvard Medical School
Dr. Richards graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Jay Richards's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Jay Richards' NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Jay Richards' NPI number is 1629362066. It was assigned on June 2, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Jay Richards?
Dr. Christopher Jay Richards is a pulmonologist in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Jay Richards practice?
Dr. Richards practices at 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114. Dr. Richards' primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richards to 4 hospitals, 3 medical groups and 1 community health center.
What is Dr. Christopher Jay Richards' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Richards is (617) 726-2000.
What is Dr. Christopher Jay Richards' medical license number?
Dr. Richards holds Massachusetts license 258089.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Jay Richards affiliated with?
Dr. Richards practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Richards is also affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Richards to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Jay Richards part of?
Dr. Richards is linked to Massachusetts General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Richards to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Christopher Jay Richards accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Richards billed Medicare for 974 services in 2024, and Dr. Richards accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher Jay Richards offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Richards as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Jay Richards see?
CMS counts 532 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richards in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Christopher Jay Richards bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Richards' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), lung function service (94375) and lung function service (94729).
Where did Dr. Christopher Jay Richards go to medical school?
Dr. Richards graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Jay Richards prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Richards' most prescribed drugs by claims were Trelegy Ellipta, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa and Anoro Ellipta.
Has Dr. Christopher Jay Richards received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $64,221 in general payments to Dr. Richards from 5 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Insmed, Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher Jay Richards been practicing?
Dr. Richards graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
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