About James Richter, MD
University of Texas at Austin; B S Chem
University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; MA (Microbiology)
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Colon cancer and polyps
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Inflammatory bowel disease
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Gastroenterology
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2426
Medical Education
- MD, UT Southwestern Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid NY
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Publications
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Select 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 Randomized Controlled 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.
He is on top of my history, and keeps in contact with me.
Dr. James Richter is simply the gold standard in, wow, providing medical care service. He's a realist. He both understands the patient and certainly overstands the institution in which he's operating in. And that is such a sort of unique skill to have in a practitioner, a very unique skill, a skill that I haven't seen, quite frankly, in any ... Read More
Dr Richter is an excellent doctor.
Grateful to have had James Richter as my GI Specialist for 44 years
I've been going to Dr. Richter for more than 40 years. She's always well prepared, very empathetic, and extremely qualified. Thank you.
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Dr Richter has been my provider for 25 years. He knows my issues, my concerns and he always takes time with me & provides me with a comfortable solution. In my opinion, Dr. Richter cares, and provides excellent care.
He is an excellent doctor. He has profound knowledge. He is very detailed oriented. He cares and he listens. Extremely impressed with Dr. James Richter.
Always very attentive to me.
Dr. Richter was very caring, patient and communicative. He explained everything and listened to my concerns. He made ne feel very comfortable.