Dr. Christopher H. Rush, MD

Dr. Rush practices at Pensacola Primary Care Inc in Pensacola, Florida.

Dr. Rush's NPI, 1023003589, was assigned on September 12, 2005. Dr. Rush graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Rush holds Florida license ME89793.

Dr. Rush's primary practice is Pensacola Primary Care Inc, at 7458 Pine Forest Rd, Pensacola, FL 32526 in Escambia County. The practice phone is (850) 494-3965.

Dr. Rush's primary practice is Pensacola Primary Care Inc in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Rush is also affiliated with Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola. The medical group on file is HCA Florida West Primary Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rush to 3 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rush practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Rush's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Rush is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Rush's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Pennsylvania and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, ADHD, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm, anxiety and arthritis among the conditions Dr. Rush treats.

CMS data shows 3,069 Medicare services from Dr. Rush across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 741 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $113,891 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 741 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rush in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 301 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rush's median patient age at 68, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Rush wrote 16,479 Medicare Part D claims for 1,007 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15,711 of them, across 180 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,746,000 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15,008 claims across 176 drugs.

Dr. Rush accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Rush as offering telehealth. CMS counts 13 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Rush, more than 60% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 1,246 general payments to Dr. Rush from 59 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $2,391.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Rush, most recently NCQA PCMH in 2017.

Dr. Rush graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Rush is a member of AAFP.

Dr. Rush is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.