Dr. Krista Pennington Terracina, MD

Dr. Terracina practices at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health.

Dr. Terracina's NPI, 1487947032, was assigned on May 16, 2011. Dr. Terracina graduated from LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Terracina holds Florida license ME142229.

Dr. Terracina's primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital, at 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610 in Alachua County. The practice phone is (352) 265-8000.

Dr. Terracina's primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health. The medical group on file is UF Health Physicians.

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

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

Dmand AI lists colonoscopy, colon removal, gastrointestinal obstruction, hemorrhoids and intestinal or bowel obstruction among the conditions Dr. Terracina treats.

CMS data shows 192 Medicare services from Dr. Terracina across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 176 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,182 for them.

CMS counts 176 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Terracina in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 72 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.86, 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. Terracina's median patient age at 71, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Terracina wrote 65 Medicare Part D claims for 39 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 16 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $34 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 48 out of 100 for Dr. Terracina for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Terracina accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 49 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Terracina, more than 63% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 25 papers to Dr. Terracina, published from 2013 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Mice, Inbred BALB C, Adenocarcinoma and Cell Line, Tumor. Dr. Terracina has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Terracina's most frequent co-authors are Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD, Thomas E. Read, MD and Johan Fredrik Nordenstam, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Terracina from 4 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2020. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $2,788.

Dr. Terracina graduated from LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Terracina is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.