Richard Black, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Braintree, MA
Richard Black, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Braintree, Massachusetts, and NPI 1669473955, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 71590, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Black
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 71590 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 340 Wood Road, Braintree, MA 02184
- Phone
- (781) 878-5200
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (781) 878-6750
- Medicaid IDs
- 3093158 MA
110051363A MA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060407000473); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Black in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 71590Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,909 Medicare Part D claims for 585 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 205 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium589 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate435 claims
- Omeprazole404 claims
- Lisinopril360 claims
- Lorazepam301 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium278 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $40.65
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 one group practice
- South Shore Medical Center, Inc.Quincy, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Black among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Richard Black, MD is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Braintree
They are 32 of the 991 NPPES records with a practice address in Braintree, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Richard Black, MD's NPI number?
Richard Black, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669473955, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Black, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 340 Wood Road, Braintree, MA, 02184. Phone: (781) 878-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Black, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 71590, 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 Richard Black, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Black, MD had 7,909 Medicare Part D claims for 585 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Black, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.