James Michael Richter, MD
Physician
Director, Gastroenterology Quality Management
- Departments
- Gastroenterology
- Department of Medicine
Specialties
- Digestive Healthcare Center
- Swallowing and Heartburn Center
- Crohn's and Colitis Center
- Colorectal Center
- Clinical Interests
- Colon cancer and polyps
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Locations
- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Medical Education
- MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Accepting New Primary Care Patients
- No - Not Accepting new primary care patients
Accepting New Specialty Patients
Yes
- Insurances Accepted
- Aetna Health Inc.
Beech Street
Best Doctors
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
Centene/Celticare
Cigna (PAL #'s)
Cigna/Healthsource NH
EverCare
Fallon Community HealthCare
ForMost Managed Care
Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - SSN
Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
Humana/Choice Care PPO
Medicaid
Medicare
Neighborhood Health Plan - ACD
Neighborhood Health Plan - PBO
Network Health
OSW - Maine
OSW - New Hampshire
OSW - Rhode Island
OSW - Vermont
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
Railroad Medicare
Railroad Medicare - ACD
TriCare
Tufts Health Plan
Tufts Medicare Advantage PPO
Unicare
United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
BiographyUniversity of Texas at Austin; B S Chem
University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; MA (Microbiology)
Publications
- Percac S, Grant RW, Green AR, Ashburner JM, Gamba G, Oo S, Richter JM, Atlas SJ. A Patient-Tailored Navigator Program for Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Community Health Center: A RandomizedControlled Trial. JGIM, 2009; 24:211-7.
- Campion FX, Richter JM. High-level adoption of electronic health records. Journal of Medical Practice Management, 2011; 27:50-6.
This course is designed to meet one or more of the following Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical
Education competencies: Patient care; Medical knowledge; Practice-based learning and improvement; Interpersonal and communication skills; Professionalism; Systems-based practice
Gastroenterology Associates
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone: 617-726-0397
Fax: 617-724-6832
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