Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Christopher Jay Richards, MD

Individual provider Pulmonary Disease Physician · NPI 1629362066

Dr. Christopher Jay Richards, MD is registered under Pulmonary Disease in Boston, Massachusetts. Graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2011, 15 years ago. Practices with The General Hospital Corporation, a 1,276-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Massachusetts.

Years since qualifying
15
Trained at
Harvard Medical School
Licensed in
MA
In the registry since
2011
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

330 Brookline Ave Deaconess 300
Boston, MA 02215-5400
Phone: (617) 667-7000
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Specialties & licences

Pulmonary Disease Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RP1001X · Licence 258089 (MA)

Record details

NPI number1629362066
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 2, 2011
Last updated in NPPESMay 4, 2017

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPULMONARY DISEASE
Also practisesCRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), INTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolHARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Graduated 2011 (15 years in practice)
Group practice The General Hospital Corporation — 1276 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients532
Services billed 1,036 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Consulting Fee $16,072 4 payments
Travel and Lodging $1,969 4 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $493 6 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at The General Hospital Corporation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1276 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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