Dr. Jason J. Defatta, DO

Dr. Defatta practices at Ochsner Rush Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Defatta's NPI, 1518382472, was assigned on February 28, 2014. Dr. Defatta holds Mississippi license 02086755.

Dr. Defatta's primary practice is Ochsner Rush Medical Center, at 1314 19th Ave, Meridian, MS 39301 in Lauderdale County. The practice phone is (601) 483-0011.

Dr. Defatta's primary practice is Ochsner Rush Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Defatta is also affiliated with Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Ochsner Rush Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Defatta to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Defatta practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Defatta's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Defatta is licensed in Mississippi.

CMS data shows 334 Medicare services from Dr. Defatta across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 188 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,311 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 188 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Defatta in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 39% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.13, 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. Defatta's median patient age at 69, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Defatta wrote 264 Medicare Part D claims for 120 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 193 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,904 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 135 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. Defatta accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 72 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Defatta, more than 82% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Defatta in 2019. Dr. Defatta's most frequent co-authors are Fadi F. Baidoun, MD, Ayda Dashtaei, DO and Amber Craig Peace, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Dr. Defatta from 19 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $2,441.