Dr. Christopher L. Jefferson, MD

Dr. Jefferson practices at First Physicians Group in Nokomis, Florida.

Dr. Jefferson's NPI, 1861467946, was assigned on February 22, 2006. Dr. Jefferson graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1993. Dr. Jefferson holds Florida license ME80315.

Dr. Jefferson's primary practice is First Physicians Group, at 200 Healthcare Way, Nokomis, FL 34275 in Sarasota County. The practice phone is (941) 917-8720.

Dr. Jefferson's primary practice is First Physicians Group in Nokomis, Florida. Dr. Jefferson is also affiliated with Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus. The medical group on file is First Physicians Group of Sarasota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Jefferson to 1 more hospital, 5 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Family medicine is Dr. Jefferson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Jefferson is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Jefferson's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, acute mini-stroke (TIA), acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, aneurysm, ankle or foot injury and anxiety among the conditions Dr. Jefferson treats.

CMS data shows 2,939 Medicare services from Dr. Jefferson across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 561 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $206,038 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 561 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Jefferson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 258 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Jefferson's median patient age at 79, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Jefferson wrote 10,081 Medicare Part D claims for 736 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,226 of them, across 148 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $640,968 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 9,686 claims across 159 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Jefferson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Jefferson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Jefferson as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 85 general payments to Dr. Jefferson from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $942.

Dr. Jefferson graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1993.

Dr. Jefferson is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.