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Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Rush Medical College (1998)

136 High Street Extension
Lancaster, MA 01523

(978) 368-8956

Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Rush Medical College in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD is affiliated with UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital, UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Memorial Health.

Office Locations

UMass Memorial Health

136 High Street Extension
Lancaster, MA 01523

(978) 368-8956

(978) 368-1058

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

flu shot

By Affordability:

fecal occult blood test

lab tests

screening fecal occult blood test

screening stool guaiac test

stool guaiac test

stool tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD performed more flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for fecal occult blood test (FOBT), lab tests, screening fecal occult blood test (FOBT), screening stool guaiac test (gFOBT), stool guaiac test (gFOBT), and stool tests 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 25%

By Volume:

preventive care

In 2012, Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD performed more preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	832
ear procedures	11
lab tests	21
preventive care	188
vaccines	167

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	880
ear procedures	12
lab tests	25
preventive care	202
vaccines	177

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	44
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	952
lab tests	34
preventive care	209
vaccines	187

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	43
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	968
ear procedures	13
lab tests	18
preventive care	279
vaccines	261

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	566
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	76
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	971
ear procedures	15
lab tests	20
preventive care	327
vaccines	307

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	39
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1011
ear procedures	15
preventive care	239
vaccines	239

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	39
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	978
ear procedures	14
preventive care	239
vaccines	239

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	38
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1098
ear procedures	13
preventive care	203
vaccines	203

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	40
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	913
lab tests	14
preventive care	172
vaccines	158

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	39
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	940
ear procedures	14
lab tests	16
preventive care	148
vaccines	132

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	37
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA during 2022 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	910
ear procedures	11
lab tests	14
preventive care	136
vaccines	122

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	38
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, MA were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ear procedures.

doctor visit	950
ear procedures	13
lab tests	20
preventive care	212
vaccines	199

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD.

**Gender**
Female	154
Male	160

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	291
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	39
75 to 84	99
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	153

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD graduated from Rush Medical College in 1998. He completed residency at Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Rush Medical College (1998)

Residency: Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital

UMass Memorial Medical Center

UMass Memorial Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,467 FARXIGA $666	SYMBICORT $212	BREZTRI $196	CRESTOR $67	FASENRA $40	Other $286
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,288 ANORO $454	ANORO ELLIPTA $321	BREO $222	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $191	TANZEUM $41	Other $59
Novo Nordisk Inc	$860 Tresiba $290	RYBELSUS $149	Victoza $134	Ozempic $96	NovoLog $51	Other $141
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$737 Brintellix $497	Colcrys $78	Trintellix $74	Contrave $35	Dexilant $30	Other $23
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$561 TOUJEO $332	LANTUS $110	SOLIQUA 100/33 $62	SOLIQUA $23	AFREZZA $18	Other $16
Other	$5,205 JARDIANCE $266	Repatha $259	ELIQUIS $243	ENTRESTO $218	VRAYLAR $214	Other $4,005

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,768
Education	$326
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$25

Biography

Dr. Christopher Bechara is a Lancaster, MA physician who specializes in family medicine. Dr. Bechara is affiliated with UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital and UMass Memorial Medical Center. After completing medical school at Rush Medical College, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Tufts University.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher I. Bechara, MD From 2012 - 2022

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