Dr. Christopher L. Willingham, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 33,845
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 759
- Part D claims, 2024
- 649
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2577 Huntcliff Ln, Panama City, FL 32405
- Practice phone
- Call (850) 942-6700
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Southern Vitreoretinal Associates, PL
Panama City, Florida
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Dr. Christopher L. Willingham is an ophthalmologist in Panama City, Florida
Dr. Willingham practices at Southern Vitreoretinal Associates, PL in Panama City, Florida.
Dr. Willingham's NPI, 1225096183, was assigned on May 2, 2006. Dr. Willingham graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Willingham holds Florida license ME90865.
- NPI
- 1225096183NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0345217642
- NPI enumeration date
- May 2, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (850) 942-6700
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher L. Willingham practices at Southern Vitreoretinal Associates, PL in Panama City, Florida
Dr. Willingham's primary practice is Southern Vitreoretinal Associates, PL, at 2577 Huntcliff Ln, Panama City, FL 32405 in Bay County. The practice phone is (850) 942-6700.
- Southern Vitreoretinal Associates, PL2577 Huntcliff Ln, Panama City, FL 32405 · Bay CountyPhone(850) 942-6700
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher L. Willingham is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Willingham's primary practice is Southern Vitreoretinal Associates, PL in Panama City, Florida. Dr. Willingham is also affiliated with Ascension Sacred Heart Bay. Dmand AI also links Dr. Willingham to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher L. Willingham's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Willingham practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Southern Vitreoretinal Associates, PL | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher L. Willingham is one of 1,398 ophthalmologists in Florida
Ophthalmology is Dr. Willingham's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Willingham is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Willingham's licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, FloridaPrimary
- Alabama license
- Tennessee license
- Arkansas license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, glaucoma, hypertensive retinopathy, inflammation of iris, laser destruction of retinal or choroid lesions, retinal detachment and retinal occlusion among the conditions Dr. Willingham treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Willingham
Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher L. Willingham billed Medicare for 33,845 services in 2024
CMS data shows 33,845 Medicare services from Dr. Willingham across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 759 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,760,611 for them.
Dr. Willingham's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 17,3352024: 29,39670%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,2522024: 1,96013%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,7152024: 1,6365%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6802024: 83623%
- Imaging
- 2023: 242024: 1729%
Where Dr. Willingham's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office33,829100%
- In a facility160%
Dr. Willingham compared with the Florida median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Willingham
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 33,845vs 1,69919.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 759vs 55736% above
- Part D claims
- 546vs 81833% below
Medians across 1,345 ophthalmologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Willingham'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 L. Willingham treated 759 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 759 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Willingham in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 301 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.50, 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. Willingham's median patient age at 74, with 54% women.
Dr. Willingham's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Willingham's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women41455%
- Men34545%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Willingham's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis50%
- Diabetes43%
- Ischemic heart disease37%
- Chronic kidney disease29%
- Atrial fibrillation23%
- COPD22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Willingham's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher L. Willingham wrote 649 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Willingham wrote 649 Medicare Part D claims for 185 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 546 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $19,663 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 508 claims across 15 drugs.
Dr. Willingham's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic465 claims72%
- Brand-name184 claims28%
Dr. Willingham'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. Willingham's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics3%18 of 649 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, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5082024: 5467%
Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 15 in 2023.
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 L. Willingham scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Willingham for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Willingham accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Willingham's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Christopher L. Willingham received $30,854 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 130 general payments to Dr. Willingham from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Ownership or investment make up the largest share, 91% of the total. US Retina LLC paid the most, $28,154.
General payments to Dr. Willingham by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Willingham by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Ownership or investment$28,15491%
- Food and beverage$2,6819%
- Gifts$190%
Companies that paid Dr. Willingham the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher L. Willingham has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Willingham, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Willingham
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher L. Willingham graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine
Dr. Willingham graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 1998.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher L. Willingham accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Willingham is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Humana
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Willingham accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- HMO7
- Medicare7
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher L. Willingham's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher L. Willingham's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher L. Willingham's NPI number is 1225096183. It was assigned on May 2, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher L. Willingham?
Dr. Christopher L. Willingham is an ophthalmologist in Panama City, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher L. Willingham practice?
Dr. Willingham practices at 2577 Huntcliff Ln, Panama City, FL 32405. Dr. Willingham's primary practice is Southern Vitreoretinal Associates, PL in Panama City, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Willingham to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Christopher L. Willingham's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Willingham is (850) 942-6700.
What is Dr. Christopher L. Willingham's medical license number?
Dr. Willingham holds Florida license ME90865, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Christopher L. Willingham been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Willingham in Florida (2004 to 2026), Alabama (2002 to 2025), Tennessee (2002 to 2007) and Arkansas (2003 to 2004).
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher L. Willingham affiliated with?
Dr. Willingham is affiliated with Ascension Sacred Heart Bay.
Does Dr. Christopher L. Willingham accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Willingham billed Medicare for 33,845 services in 2024, and Dr. Willingham accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Christopher L. Willingham's MIPS score?
Dr. Willingham's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher L. Willingham see?
CMS counts 759 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Willingham in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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Is Dr. Christopher L. Willingham board certified?
Yes. Dr. Willingham is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Christopher L. Willingham bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Willingham's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), injected or infused drug (J2778) and eye exam or test (92134).
Where did Dr. Christopher L. Willingham go to medical school?
Dr. Willingham graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher L. Willingham prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Willingham's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Latanoprost and Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim.
Has Dr. Christopher L. Willingham received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $30,854 in general payments to Dr. Willingham from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from US Retina LLC.
How long has Dr. Christopher L. Willingham been practicing?
Dr. Willingham graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Christopher L. Willingham accept?
Dr. Willingham is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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