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Dr. Julia F. Charles, MD, PhD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 214
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 177
- Part D claims, 2024
- 351
- Publications
- 73
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
- Practice phone
- Call (617) 732-5500
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Julia F. Charles is a rheumatologist in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Charles practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham.
Dr. Charles' NPI, 1164543252, was assigned on April 3, 2007. Dr. Charles graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Charles holds Massachusetts license 246399.
- NPI
- 1164543252NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1153598339
- NPI enumeration date
- April 3, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (617) 732-5500
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- 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. Julia F. Charles practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Charles' 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.
- Brigham and Women's Hospital75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 · Suffolk CountyPhone(617) 732-5500
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Julia F. Charles is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Charles' primary practice is Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dr. Charles is also affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. The medical group on file is Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Charles to 3 more hospitals and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Julia F. Charles' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Charles practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Julia F. Charles is one of 275 rheumatologists in Massachusetts
Rheumatology is Dr. Charles' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Charles is board certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Charles' licenses on file in 4 states: Massachusetts, Florida, New Hampshire and California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, MassachusettsPrimary
- Florida license
- New Hampshire license
- California license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, gout, joint pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis among the conditions Dr. Charles treats.
Rheumatologists near Dr. Charles
Counts of rheumatologists 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. Julia F. Charles billed Medicare for 214 services in 2024
CMS data shows 214 Medicare services from Dr. Charles across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 177 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,033 for them.
Dr. Charles' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1812024: 21418%
Where Dr. Charles' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office15472%
- In a facility6028%
Dr. Charles compared with the Massachusetts median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Charles
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 214vs 41248% below
- Medicare patients
- 177vs 20915% below
- Part D claims
- 248vs 50551% below
Medians across 268 rheumatologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Charles' 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. Julia F. Charles treated 177 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 177 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Charles in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 91 patients. 75% of them have osteoporosis, and 68% have arthritis. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Charles' median patient age at 74, with 87% women.
Dr. Charles' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Charles' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15487%
- Men2313%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Charles' Medicare patients, 2024
- Osteoporosis75%
- Arthritis68%
- High cholesterol64%
- High blood pressure56%
- Mood disorders35%
- Anxiety34%
- Depression32%
- Asthma21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Charles' 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
- Women87%
- Men12%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Julia F. Charles wrote 351 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Charles wrote 351 Medicare Part D claims for 58 patients. 54% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 248 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $878,223 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 218 claims across 10 drugs.
Dr. Charles' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic191 claims54%
- Brand-name148 claims42%
- Other12 claims3%
Dr. Charles' 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. Charles' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids10%36 of 351 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: 2182024: 24814%
Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 10 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. Julia F. Charles offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Charles accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Charles as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Julia F. Charles has 73 publications on record
Dmand AI links 73 papers to Dr. Charles, published from 2008 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Bone and Bones, Osteoclasts and Osteogenesis. Dr. Charles has published most often in Bone. Dr. Charles' most frequent co-authors are Antonios O. Aliprantis, MD, Mary Chiyoko Nakamura, MD and Brandon E. Earp, MD.
Dr. Charles' papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Charles writes about most
- Bone and Bones
- Osteoclasts
- Osteogenesis
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Cell Differentiation
- Bone Resorption
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Bone Remodeling
Dr. Charles' most frequent co-authors
- Antonios O. Aliprantis, MD7 shared papers
- Mary Chiyoko Nakamura, MD6 shared papers
- Brandon E. Earp, MD4 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Charles
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Julia F. Charles received $33,450 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 43 general payments to Dr. Charles from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 72% of the total. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. paid the most, $10,771.
General payments to Dr. Charles by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Charles by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Consulting fees$23,98872%
- Speaker and faculty fees$6,45319%
- Travel and lodging$2,2907%
- Food and beverage$7202%
Companies that paid Dr. Charles the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Julia F. Charles graduated from UCSF School of Medicine
Dr. Charles graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Charles is a member of ACR.
- Medical school
- Board certified in rheumatology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Julia F. Charles accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers
Dr. Charles is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- +6 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Charles accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- HMO8
- Medicare6
- EPO5
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Julia F. Charles'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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Julia F. Charles' NPI number?
Dr. Julia F. Charles' NPI number is 1164543252. It was assigned on April 3, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Julia F. Charles?
Dr. Julia F. Charles is a rheumatologist in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Julia F. Charles practice?
Dr. Charles practices at 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115. Dr. Charles' primary practice is Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dmand AI also links Dr. Charles to 3 hospitals and 1 hospital outpatient department.
What is Dr. Julia F. Charles' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Charles is (617) 732-5500.
What is Dr. Julia F. Charles' medical license number?
Dr. Charles holds Massachusetts license 246399, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Julia F. Charles been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Charles in Massachusetts (2011 to 2026), Florida (2022 to 2027), New Hampshire (2023 to 2025) and California (2004 to 2011).
Which hospitals is Dr. Julia F. Charles affiliated with?
Dr. Charles practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Charles is also affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Charles to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Julia F. Charles part of?
Dr. Charles is linked to Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Does Dr. Julia F. Charles accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Charles billed Medicare for 214 services in 2024, and Dr. Charles accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Julia F. Charles offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Charles as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Julia F. Charles see?
CMS counts 177 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Charles in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Julia F. Charles board certified?
Yes. Dr. Charles is board certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Julia F. Charles bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Charles' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and care management and other visits (99443).
Where did Dr. Julia F. Charles go to medical school?
Dr. Charles graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. Julia F. Charles prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Charles' most prescribed drugs by claims were Tymlos, Forteo and Teriparatide.
Has Dr. Julia F. Charles received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $33,450 in general payments to Dr. Charles from 5 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
How long has Dr. Julia F. Charles been practicing?
Dr. Charles graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
Does Dr. Julia F. Charles do research?
Dmand AI links 73 publications to Dr. Charles, published from 2008 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Julia F. Charles publish with?
Dr. Charles' most frequent co-authors are Antonios O. Aliprantis, MD (7 shared papers), Mary Chiyoko Nakamura, MD (6 shared papers) and Brandon E. Earp, MD (4 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Julia F. Charles accept?
Dr. Charles is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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