Dr. Michael Craig Johnson, MD

Dr. Johnson practices at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky, part of Diocese of Covington.

Dr. Johnson's NPI, 1568806511, was assigned on April 22, 2013. Dr. Johnson holds Kentucky license TP035.

Dr. Johnson's primary practice is St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Hospital, at 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, KY 41017 in Kenton County. The practice phone is (859) 301-2000.

Dr. Johnson's primary practice is St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky, part of Diocese of Covington. Dr. Johnson is also affiliated with St. Elizabeth Healthcare Florence Hospital. The medical group on file is St. Elizabeth Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Johnson to 2 more hospitals and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Johnson practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Johnson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Johnson is licensed in Kentucky.

CMS data shows 209 Medicare services from Dr. Johnson across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 102 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $28,392 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 102 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Johnson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 50 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.71, 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. Johnson's median patient age at 68, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Johnson wrote 173 Medicare Part D claims for 78 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 109 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $683 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 109 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Johnson for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Johnson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Johnson, more than 51% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Johnson, published from 2017 to 2022. 2017 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Abdominal Injuries, Accidents, Traffic and Blood Transfusion. Dr. Johnson has published most often in Am J Surg. Dr. Johnson's most frequent co-authors are Brian John Eastridge, MD, Susannah E. Nicholson, MD and Ramon F. Cestero, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 23 general payments to Dr. Johnson from 6 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $6,796.