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Dr. James K. Piper, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

University of Michigan Medical School

90 Libbey Industrial Parkway
Weymouth, MA 02189

(617) 657-6440

Dr. James K. Piper, MD is a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. James K. Piper, MD is affiliated with Atrius Health.

Office Locations

133 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

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Atrius Health

90 Libbey Industrial Parkway
Weymouth, MA 02189

(617) 657-6440

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

H. pylori antibody test

By Affordability:

blood glucose reagent strip test

IgD test

IgM test

quantitative Ig tests

total IgA test

total IgG test

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. James K. Piper, MD performed more H. pylori antibody test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood glucose reagent strip test, IgD test, IgM test, quantitative Ig tests, total IgA test, and total IgG test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2023, Dr. James K. Piper, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood glucose reagent strip test

complete blood count

lab tests

preventive care

screening colonoscopy

By Affordability:

blood glucose tests

glucose tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. James K. Piper, MD performed more blood glucose reagent strip test, complete blood count (CBC), lab tests, preventive care, and screening colonoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood glucose tests, and glucose tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA during 2012 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	143
diagnostic procedures	137
doctor visit	234
gastrointestinal procedures	209
lab tests	254
minimally invasive procedures	209
preventive care	72
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	137

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA during 2013 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	151
diagnostic procedures	133
doctor visit	239
gastrointestinal procedures	217
lab tests	303
minimally invasive procedures	217
preventive care	84
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	133

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	61
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD in 2013

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA during 2014 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	173
diagnostic procedures	141
doctor visit	297
gastrointestinal procedures	207
lab tests	376
minimally invasive procedures	207
preventive care	66
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	141

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	55
Hispanic	15
Asian	14
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	12
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA during 2015 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	178
diagnostic procedures	186
doctor visit	271
gastrointestinal procedures	294
lab tests	401
minimally invasive procedures	294
preventive care	108
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	186

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	466
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	700
Black	136
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	534
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	32
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	3
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA during 2016 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	182
diagnostic procedures	168
doctor visit	296
gastrointestinal procedures	250
lab tests	587
minimally invasive procedures	250
preventive care	82
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	168
thyroid function tests	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	80
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	21
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD in 2016

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA during 2017 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	198
diagnostic procedures	160
doctor visit	287
gastrointestinal procedures	261
lab tests	559
minimally invasive procedures	261
preventive care	114
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	160

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	78
Hispanic	13
Asian	13
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	311
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	16
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD in 2017

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA during 2018 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	208
diagnostic procedures	185
doctor visit	270
gastrointestinal procedures	315
lab tests	664
minimally invasive procedures	315
preventive care	139
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	185
thyroid function tests	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	73
Hispanic	16
Asian	12
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA during 2019 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	132
diagnostic procedures	176
doctor visit	172
gastrointestinal procedures	271
lab tests	321
minimally invasive procedures	271
preventive care	108
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	176

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	65
Hispanic	13
Asian	12
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA during 2020 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	137
diagnostic procedures	103
doctor visit	65
gastrointestinal procedures	146
lab tests	304
minimally invasive procedures	146
preventive care	43
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	103

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	58
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	12
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA during 2021 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	105
diagnostic procedures	148
doctor visit	66
gastrointestinal procedures	244
lab tests	258
minimally invasive procedures	244
preventive care	96
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	148

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	66
Hispanic	15
Asian	11
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	13
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, lab tests and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	156
diagnostic procedures	172
doctor visit	85
gastrointestinal procedures	280
lab tests	268
minimally invasive procedures	280
preventive care	108
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	172

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	19
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James K. Piper, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and blood draw.

blood draw	160
diagnostic procedures	155
doctor visit	207
gastrointestinal procedures	244
lab tests	390
minimally invasive procedures	244
preventive care	92
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	155
thyroid function tests	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	68
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	316
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	90
85 and over	11
Less than 65	57
65 to 74	248

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James K. Piper, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James K. Piper, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. James K. Piper, MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. He completed residency at University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Gastroenterology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Residency: University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Gastroenterology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James K. Piper, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrius Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James K. Piper, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$2,393 Epclusa $513	Harvoni $436	Vemlidy $103	Sovaldi $82	$1,259
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$1,591 XIFAXAN $987	Trulance $420	PLENVU $80	UCERIS TABLETS $25	Moviprep $21	Other $58
AbbVie, Inc.	$1,159 Humira $506	Creon $250	Mavyret $147	Viekira $122	ABT 450 333 072 267 $21	Other $111
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$1,065 XIFAXAN $611	APRISO $151	Uceris $127	XIFAXANIBSD $66	UCERIS TABLETS $60	Other $50
AbbVie Inc.	$948 Creon $756	LINZESS $120	Skyrizi $28	Humira $19	$25
Other	$4,910 ENTYVIO $840	OLYSIO $495	SIMPONI $382	Uceris $358	PENTASA $287	Other $2,548

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,754
Education	$312

Biography

Dr. James Piper is an adult gastroenterology specialist in Boston, MA and Weymouth, MA. He speaks Spanish. Dr. Piper is professionally affiliated with Atrius Health. He graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School. His training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan.