Christopher Joseph Burns, M.D.

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

260405 Issued in MA

Practice address

57 Prospect St Unit 1
Nantucket, MA 02554-4396

Phone

(508) 825-1000

NPI assigned

Mar 14, 2006

Last updated

Jul 13, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General Surgery

Education

Other, 2004

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Coastal Medical AssociatesGroup PAC ID 7113029257, 443 clinicians

Brigham and Womens Physicians Organization IncGroup PAC ID 3870405988, 2,931 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• South Shore Hospital Hospital, South Weymouth, MA, CCN 220100

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: burns.christopher.bwh@direct.partners.masshiway.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Coastal Medical Associates

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Weymouth, MA
  • NPI 1932175684
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Brigham & Womens Physicians Organization Inc

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1033535497
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Nantucket Cottage Hospital

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Nantucket, MA
  • NPI 1447214622
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Nantucket Physicians Organization

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Nantucket, MA
  • NPI 1568798510
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Brigham and Women's Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1093885816
  NPD
• Nantucket Cottage Hospital

  dba Nantucket Cottage Medical Group

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Nantucket, MA
  • NPI 1477021608
  NPD
• Ack Medical Transportation

  • Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN)
  • Nantucket, MA
  • NPI 1457139420
  NPD (past)
• Brigham and Womens Physicians Organization Inc

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1265464598
  NPD (past)
• Coastal Medical Associates, Inc

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Weymouth, MA
  • NPI 1609297548
  NPD (past)
• South Shore Hospital Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • South Weymouth, MA
  • NPI 1134227606
  NPD (past)
• Orthoconnecticut, PLLC

  dba Danbury Orthopedics, New Milford Orthopedics, Coastal Orthopaedics

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • New Milford, CT
  • NPI 1538258835
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• South Shore Hospital Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • South Weymouth, MA
  • NPI 1134227606
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "last_updated_epoch": "1783900800000",
    "number": "1952379141",
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            "address_1": "11804 HAYFIELD CT",
            "city": "POTOMAC",
            "state": "MD",
            "postal_code": "208542149",
            "telephone_number": "312-933-3123"
        },
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            "telephone_number": "508-825-1000"
        }
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            "telephone_number": "617-732-5500",
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        "enumeration_date": "2006-03-14",
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        "certification_date": "2026-05-30",
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    },
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        },
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

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• Surgery Physician in Nantucket, MA
• Providers in Nantucket, MA by specialty
• Surgery Physician in Massachusetts

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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