Risa Beth Burns, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Boston, MA
Risa Beth Burns, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1053413476, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 59339, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Risa Beth Burns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 59339 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Boston, MA 02215
- Phone
- (617) 667-9600
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060404000549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Risa Beth 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 59339Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,666 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium140 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate105 claims
- Lisinopril80 claims
- Omeprazole65 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium50 claims
- Losartan Potassium45 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Harvard Medical Faculty Phys AT Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Risa Beth Burns among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Risa Beth Burns, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
2,320 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 2,320 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Risa Beth Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?
Risa Beth Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053413476, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Risa Beth Burns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Boston, MA, 02215. Phone: (617) 667-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Risa Beth Burns, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 59339, 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 Risa Beth Burns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Risa Beth Burns, M.D. had 1,666 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.