Christopher Jay Richards, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Boston, MA
Christopher Jay Richards, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1629362066, issued on Jun 2, 2011. Check the license (Massachusetts 258089, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Jay Richards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 258089 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
- Phone
- (617) 667-7000
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160802002237); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Jay Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 258089Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
696 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta135 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa57 claims
- Anoro Ellipta49 claims
- Montelukast Sodium39 claims
- Azithromycin31 claims
- Dupixent Pen28 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $34,982.91
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Insmed, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
- The General Hospital CorporationBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Jay Richards among 569 pulmonary disease physician records in Massachusetts
Christopher Jay Richards, M.D. is one of 569 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 407 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 207RP1001X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 569 pulmonary disease physician records in Massachusetts.
All 569 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Asha Anandaiah, MDBoston, MA 022151184627481
- Douglas Beach, MDBoston, MA 022151750366977
- Jacqueline Chang, M.D.Boston, MA 022151003929696
- Sean Gilman, M.D.Boston, MA 022151003916065
- Geoffrey Gilmartin, M.D.Boston, MA 022151770572851
- Nancy Lange-Vaidya, M.D., M.P.H.Boston, MA 022151730105529
- Adnan Majid, MDBoston, MA 022151790797561
- Heidi O'Connor, M.D.Boston, MA 022151902812506
Common questions
What is Christopher Jay Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Jay Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629362066, issued on Jun 2, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Jay Richards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215. Phone: (617) 667-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Jay Richards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 258089, 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.
How much does Christopher Jay Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Jay Richards, M.D. had 696 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.