NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Claudia U. Richter

Ophthalmology Physician · Boston, MA

Claudia U. Richter is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1821079575, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 48648, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821079575
Name
Claudia U. Richter
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
48648 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
50 Staniford St, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 367-4800
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 723-7028
Medicaid ID
110039924A MA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Claudia U. Richter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 519 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.

  1. Claudia Richter2,300
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost792 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol299 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate252 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate178 claims
  5. Vyzulta176 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl115 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: $182.62

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Claudia Richter$182.62
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Claudia U. Richter among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts

Claudia U. Richter is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Cremers, MDBoston, MA 021141588654040
  2. Thaddeus Dryja, MDBoston, MA 021141619961968
  3. Suzanne Freitag, MDBoston, MA 021141710974464
  4. Matthew Gardiner, MDBoston, MA 021141366432833
  5. Deeba Husain, MDBoston, MA 021141952397697
  6. Ula Jurkunas, MDBoston, MA 021141386634699
  7. Ivana Kim, M.D.Boston, MA 021141851381933
  8. Peter Lou, MDBoston, MA 021141316937709

Common questions

What is Claudia U. Richter's NPI number?

Claudia U. Richter's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821079575, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claudia U. Richter located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Staniford St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 367-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Claudia U. Richter's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 48648, 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 Claudia U. Richter prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Claudia U. Richter had 2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 519 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.