Dr. Akilah Andrea Jefferson, MD

Dr. Jefferson practices at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, part of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Dr. Jefferson's NPI, 1609166990, was assigned on April 8, 2011. Dr. Jefferson graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Jefferson holds Arkansas license E-12653.

Dr. Jefferson's primary practice is UAMS Medical Center, at 4301 West Markham Street Mail Slot 612, Little Rock, AR 72205 in Pulaski County. The practice phone is (501) 686-5000.

Dr. Jefferson's primary practice is UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, part of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Jefferson is also affiliated with Arkansas Children's Hospital. The medical group on file is UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dmand AI also links Dr. Jefferson to 2 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Jefferson practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Allergy and immunology is Dr. Jefferson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207K00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Jefferson's licenses on file in 3 states: Arkansas, California and District of Columbia.

CMS data shows 46 Medicare services from Dr. Jefferson across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 29 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,604 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 29 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Jefferson in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 11 patients. 66% of them have high blood pressure, and 55% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Jefferson's median patient age at 43, with 71% women.

In 2024, Dr. Jefferson wrote 228 Medicare Part D claims for 41 patients. 46% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 93 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $158,553 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 200 claims across 8 drugs.

Dr. Jefferson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 23 papers to Dr. Jefferson, published from 2017 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Asthma, Arkansas and Emergency Service, Hospital. Dr. Jefferson has published most often in J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. Dr. Jefferson's most frequent co-authors are Tamara T. Perry, MD, Steven Dale Pearson, MD and Robert D. Pesek, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Jefferson from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $1,192.

Dr. Jefferson graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2011.