Christopher Joseph Burns, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Nantucket, MA
Christopher Joseph Burns, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and NPI 1952379141, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 260405, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Joseph Burns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 260405 MA
0101239445 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 57 Prospect St Unit 1, Nantucket, MA 02554
- Phone
- (508) 825-1000
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141121000630); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Joseph Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 260405Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,139.74
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was long term medical supply or device loan; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
- Coastal Medical AssociatesWeymouth, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Joseph Burns among 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Christopher Joseph Burns, M.D. is one of 1,003 surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 1,003 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Nantucket → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francis Oconnor, MDNantucket, MA 025541306819867
- Denise Fraser, MDOak Bluffs, MA 025571306844212
- Richard Hudson Koehler, M.D.Oak Bluffs, MA 025571831146414
- Pieter Pil, MDOak Bluffs, MA 025571396743209
- Garry Brake, MDFalmouth, MA 025401366516619
- Terence Christle, M.D.Falmouth, MA 025401598182370
- Alan Cordts, M.D.Falmouth, MA 025401477634681
- Bertrand Duncan, M.D.Falmouth, MA 025401033162201
Common questions
What is Christopher Joseph Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Joseph Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952379141, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Joseph Burns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 57 Prospect St Unit 1, Nantucket, MA, 02554. Phone: (508) 825-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Joseph Burns, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 260405, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.