James Richter MD in Boston, Massachusetts

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas
Graduation Year: 1976
The Primary Medical Specialty for James Richter MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 48
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6800823733
NPI #: 1275516643
NPI Created On: 11/21/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/08/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
41982
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Imaging of digestive tract done from the inside of the digestive tract
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
10. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
11. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
12. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk
13. Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).