Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina, MD, MPH

  • Orlando, FL
  • Colorectal surgeon
NPI1013216589PAC ID1456641380
Medicare services, 2024
199
Medicare patients, 2024
90
Part D claims, 2024
96
Publications
97
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
601 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803
Practice phone
Call (407) 303-1976
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Primary practice

AdventHealth Orlando

Hospital · Orlando, Florida

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Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina is a colorectal surgeon in Orlando, Florida

Dr. Aquina practices at AdventHealth Orlando in Orlando, Florida, part of AdventHealth.

Dr. Aquina's NPI, 1013216589, was assigned on March 22, 2011. Dr. Aquina graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2011. Dr. Aquina holds Florida license ME150140.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1456641380
NPI enumeration date
March 22, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(407) 303-1976
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina practices at AdventHealth Orlando in Orlando, Florida

Dr. Aquina's primary practice is AdventHealth Orlando, at 601 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803 in Orange County. The practice phone is (407) 303-1976.

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Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Aquina's primary practice is AdventHealth Orlando in Orlando, Florida, part of AdventHealth. Dr. Aquina is also affiliated with AdventHealth Waterman. The medical group on file is AdventHealth Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Aquina to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Aquina practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
AdventHealth OrlandoAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina is one of 151 colorectal surgeons in Florida

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Aquina's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Aquina is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Aquina's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, New York and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Colon and rectal surgery, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME150140 · 2021 to 2027 · taxonomy 208C00000X
  • Surgery, New YorkLicense 269917 · 2013 to 2022 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Surgical oncology, OhioLicense 35.140642 · 2019 to 2022 · taxonomy 2086X0206X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists colonoscopy, colon removal and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Aquina treats.

Colorectal surgeons near Dr. Aquina

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Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina billed Medicare for 199 services in 2024

CMS data shows 199 Medicare services from Dr. Aquina across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 90 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,373 for them.

Medicare services, 2024199
Medicare patients90
Paid by Medicare$16,373
Procedure codes5

Dr. Aquina's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1512024: 18623%
Surgery
2023: 122024: 138%

Where Dr. Aquina's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office10854%
  • In a facility9146%

Dr. Aquina compared with the Florida median for colorectal surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Aquina
  • Florida median
Medicare services
199vs 22512% below
Medicare patients
90vs 13634% below
Part D claims
41vs 7445% below

Medians across 143 colorectal surgeons in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Aquina's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina treated 90 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 90 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Aquina in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 42 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.27, 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. Aquina's median patient age at 58, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 202490
Average age71
Average risk score2.27
Also on Medicaid21%

Dr. Aquina's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Aquina's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4954%
  • Men4146%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Aquina's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Cancer59%
  4. Arthritis52%
  5. Ischemic heart disease41%
  6. Chronic kidney disease37%
  7. Diabetes34%
  8. Anxiety32%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Aquina's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 58

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men56%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina wrote 96 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Aquina wrote 96 Medicare Part D claims for 38 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 41 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $139 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202496
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$139
Part D patients38

Dr. Aquina's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic78 claims81%
  • Brand-name and other18 claims19%

Dr. Aquina's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Aquina's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids22%21 of 96 claims
  • Antibiotics29%28 of 96 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 112024: 41273%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 1 in 2022.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina ranks in the 49th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Dr. Aquina accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Aquina as offering telehealth. CMS counts 22 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Aquina, more than 49% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Aquina ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
49th percentile22 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina has 97 publications on record

Dmand AI links 97 papers to Dr. Aquina, published from 2008 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 13. The most frequent topics are Colectomy, New York and Rectal Neoplasms. Dr. Aquina has published most often in Dis Colon Rectum. Dr. Aquina's most frequent co-authors are Fergal J. Fleming, MD, Zhaomin Xu, MD and Bradley James Hensley, MD.

Papers97
Years published2008 to 2025

Dr. Aquina's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Aquina writes about most

  • Colectomy
  • New York
  • Rectal Neoplasms
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Elective Surgical Procedures
  • Colonic Neoplasms
  • Hospitals, High-Volume

Dr. Aquina's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Aquina

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina received $2,923 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Aquina from 12 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,445.

General payments to Dr. Aquina by program year, 2021 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Aquina by kind, 2021 to 2025

$2.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,50752%
  • Education$1,00034%
  • Travel and lodging$41614%

Companies that paid Dr. Aquina the most, 2021 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina has 7 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 7 awards for Dr. Aquina, most recently SSO/ACPMP Travel Award in 2022.

Awards and honors for Dr. Aquina

  1. 2022
    • SSO/ACPMP Travel Award
  2. 2021
    • Abstract Selected for "2021 Best of SSO"
    • Conquer Cancer Merit Award
    • DCR Reviewer's Guild
  3. 2020
    • Abstract Selected for "2020 Best of SSO"
    • Clinical Congress Scientific Forum Excellence in Research Award
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Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Dr. Aquina graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2011. Dr. Aquina is a member of ACS, ASCO, ASCRS, AAS, SSAT and SSO.

  1. Medical schoolRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  2. Board certified in colon & rectal surgeryAmerican Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  3. Board certified in complex general surgical oncologyAmerican Board of Surgery
  4. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Aquina is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Aquina accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare9
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina's NPI number?

Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina's NPI number is 1013216589. It was assigned on March 22, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina?

Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina is a colorectal surgeon in Orlando, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208C00000X).

Where does Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina practice?

Dr. Aquina practices at 601 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803. Dr. Aquina's primary practice is AdventHealth Orlando in Orlando, Florida, part of AdventHealth. Dmand AI also links Dr. Aquina to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Aquina is (407) 303-1976.

What is Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina's medical license number?

Dr. Aquina holds Florida license ME150140, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Aquina in Florida (2021 to 2027), New York (2013 to 2022) and Ohio (2019 to 2022).

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina affiliated with?

Dr. Aquina practices at AdventHealth Orlando in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Aquina is also affiliated with AdventHealth Waterman.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina part of?

Dr. Aquina is linked to AdventHealth Medical Group.

Does Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Aquina billed Medicare for 199 services in 2024, and Dr. Aquina accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Aquina as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina see?

CMS counts 90 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Aquina in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina board certified?

Yes. Dr. Aquina is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

What services does Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Aquina's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99222).

Where did Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina go to medical school?

Dr. Aquina graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Aquina's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metronidazole, Neomycin Sulfate and Oxycodone HCl.

Has Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,923 in general payments to Dr. Aquina from 12 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina been practicing?

Dr. Aquina graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

Does Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina do research?

Dmand AI links 97 publications to Dr. Aquina, published from 2008 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina publish with?

Dr. Aquina's most frequent co-authors are Fergal J. Fleming, MD (62 shared papers), Zhaomin Xu, MD (23 shared papers) and Bradley James Hensley, MD (19 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Christopher Thomas Aquina accept?

Dr. Aquina is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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