Dr. Christopher L. Lops , MD
Pediatrics โข Worcester, MA
55 Lake Ave N
Worcester, MA 01655
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NPI assigned on April 24, 2014; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,314 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 934 service units.
- 99239 โ Hospital discharge day management: 219 service units.
- 99223 โ Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 76 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 26 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Pantoprazole Sodium โ 13 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil โ 13 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Massachusetts (2024, 53 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 234. Middle half: 133 to 412.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 258 in 2020 to 1,314 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
55 Lake Ave N
Worcester, MA 01655
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Brockton, MA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Physicians Of Cape Cod Hospital. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Albany Medical College Of Union University
2014
What Public CMS Data Show
Pediatrics: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
555 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $156,309 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $123,185 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
26 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$499 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
Years since graduation
12 years (graduated 2014)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2014 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2014
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Lops has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Lops as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Worcester and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Massachusetts (2024, 53 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 234. Middle half: 133 to 412.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Worcester have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Massachusetts (2024, 53 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,145. Middle half: $13,620 to $40,076.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Worcester have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Massachusetts (2024, 53 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,316. Middle half: $10,445 to $31,409.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Worcester have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Massachusetts (2024, 85 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 59. Middle half: 22 to 1,036.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Worcester have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Massachusetts (2024, 85 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,635. Middle half: $334 to $88,942.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Worcester have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
115 active clinicians are listed under Pediatrics with a practice address in Worcester, MA (2,628 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Worcester
0.9% of these 115 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
9.6% of these 115 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 409% from 258 in 2020 to 1,314 in 2024.
- 2020: 258
- 2021: 324
- 2022: 296
- 2023: 1,016
- 2024: 1,314
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 527% from $24,930 in 2020 to $156,309 in 2024.
- 2020: $24,930
- 2021: $32,443
- 2022: $26,912
- 2023: $118,687
- 2024: $156,309
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 518% from $19,924 in 2020 to $123,185 in 2024.
- 2020: $19,924
- 2021: $25,845
- 2022: $21,375
- 2023: $94,657
- 2024: $123,185
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 13 in 2021 to 26 in 2024.
- 2021: 13
- 2023: 26
- 2024: 26
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 17 in 2021 to 26 in 2024.
- 2021: 17
- 2023: 30
- 2024: 26
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $60 in 2021 to $499 in 2024.
- 2021: $60
- 2023: $295
- 2024: $499
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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934 | 406 | $273.52 | $117.90 |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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219 | 211 | $281.67 | $113.96 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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76 | 76 | $531.04 | $172.70 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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74 | 45 | $189.79 | $78.20 |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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11 | 11 | $582.18 | $210.99 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 13 | 402 | $113.96 | 12 |
| Cefpodoxime Proxetil | Cefpodoxime Proxetil | 13 | 49 | $384.71 | 13 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-01-03NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PEDIATRIC MEDICINE
I20181004000461
MA
1557679875
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Physicians Of Cape Cod Hospital
27 Park St, Hyannis, MA 026015230
Phone: 7745526000
Secondary Practice Locations
680 Centre St
Brockton, MA 023023308
Phone: 5089417580
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Dermatology
Medical Genetics - Clinical Genetics (M.D.)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 55 LAKE AVE N, WORCESTER, MA 01655 (Tel: 7744425545)
Registered at PO BOX 415348, BOSTON, MA 022415348 (Tel: 8002258885)
Pediatrics (license number reported to NPPES: MA 275378)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 55 LAKE AVE N, WORCESTER, MA 016550002 (Tel: 5083341000)
Registered at 55 LAKE AVE N, WORCESTER, MA 016550002 (Tel: 5083341000)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER LOPS, M.D.
Pediatrics (license number reported to NPPES: MA 260242)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pediatrics Specialists in Worcester
- Dr. Christopher Driscoll, MD
- Dr. Tatiana Hamawi, MD
- Dr. Anne Powell, MD
- Dr. Benjamin Cook, MD
- Dr. Catherine Riordan, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 415348
Boston, MA 022415348
Phone: 8002258885