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Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis, MD
NPI1780610394PAC ID6800794264
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,359
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 653
- Part D claims, 2024
- 27,669
- Publications
- 12
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 10 3rd Ave Ne Suite 500 Suite 500, Hickory, NC 28601-5055
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 304-6363
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Desantis Family Practice
Primary care practice · Hickory, North Carolina
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Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis is a family medicine physician in Hickory, North Carolina
Dr. Desantis practices at Desantis Family Practice in Hickory, North Carolina.
Dr. Desantis' NPI, 1780610394, was assigned on June 24, 2006. Dr. Desantis graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Desantis holds North Carolina license 98-00233.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1780610394NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800794264
- NPI enumeration date
- June 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 304-6363
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis practices at Desantis Family Practice in Hickory, North Carolina
Dr. Desantis' primary practice is Desantis Family Practice, at 10 3rd Ave Ne Suite 500 Suite 500, Hickory, NC 28601-5055. The practice phone is (828) 304-6363.
- Desantis Family Practice10 3rd Ave Ne Suite 500 Suite 500, Hickory, NC 28601-5055Phone(828) 304-6363
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Desantis' primary practice is Desantis Family Practice in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Desantis is also affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is DeSantis Family Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desantis to 1 more hospital, 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 hospice, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Desantis Family PracticePrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desantis practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Desantis Family Practice | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis is one of 4,206 family medicine physicians in North Carolina
Family medicine is Dr. Desantis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Desantis is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, North CarolinaPrimary
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Desantis
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis billed Medicare for 5,359 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,359 Medicare services from Dr. Desantis across 33 procedure codes in 2024, for 653 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $222,190 for them.
Medicare services, 20245,359
Medicare patients653
Paid by Medicare$222,190
Procedure codes33
Dr. Desantis' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 2,2532024: 2,2741%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,4012024: 1,75027%
- Other services
- 2023: 4502024: 55924%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5122024: 512No change
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2142024: 2297%
- Imaging
- 2023: 392024: 3510%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 762024: 0100%
Where Dr. Desantis' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4,90892%
- In a facility4518%
Dr. Desantis compared with the North Carolina median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Desantis
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 5,359vs 42412.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 653vs 1514.3 times
- Part D claims
- 26,892vs 1,17722.8 times
Medians across 4,171 family medicine physicians in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Desantis' 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. Michael Christopher Desantis treated 653 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 653 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desantis in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 241 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Desantis' median patient age at 68, with 61% women.
Medicare patients, 2024653
Average age78
Average risk score1.23
Also on Medicaid12%
Dr. Desantis' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Desantis' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women40963%
- Men24437%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Desantis' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis47%
- Mood disorders34%
- Depression33%
- Anxiety31%
- Diabetes29%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Desantis' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis wrote 27,669 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Desantis wrote 27,669 Medicare Part D claims for 1,044 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 26,892 of them, across 267 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,906,224 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 26,521 claims across 253 drugs.
Part D claims, 202427,669
Drugs named by CMS267
Total drug cost$1.9M
Part D patients1,044
Dr. Desantis' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic23,520 claims85%
- Brand-name4,054 claims15%
- Other95 claims0%
Dr. Desantis' 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. Desantis' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%453 of 27,669 claims
- Antibiotics2%512 of 27,669 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%486 of 27,669 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: 26,5212024: 26,8921%
Drugs named by CMS: 267 in 2024, 253 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
How Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis takes part in Medicare
Dr. Desantis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
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)
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis has 12 publications on record
Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Desantis, published from 2016 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Virion, Cell Line and HIV-1. Dr. Desantis has published most often in Elife. Dr. Desantis' most frequent co-author is Zhe Liu, DO.
Papers12
Years published2016 to 2024
Dr. Desantis' papers by year, 2016 to 2024
Topics Dr. Desantis writes about most
- Virion
- Cell Line
- HIV-1
- HIV Envelope Protein gp120
- Light
- Optical Tweezers
- Photobleaching
Dr. Desantis' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Desantis
Small Methods
DiffusionFluorescence Recovery After PhotobleachingMolecular Dynamics Simulation
J Cell Sci
AnisotropyBiologyLight
Curr Protoc Cell Biol
AlgorithmsCell TrackingDecision Making
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis received $15,641 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,034 general payments to Dr. Desantis from 67 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $1,349.
General payments to Dr. Desantis by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Desantis by kind, 2016 to 2025
$15.6Kin total
- Food and beverage$15,50599%
- Education$1361%
Companies that paid Dr. Desantis 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. Michael Christopher Desantis graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine
Dr. Desantis graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1992.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis' NPI number?
Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis' NPI number is 1780610394. It was assigned on June 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis?
Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis is a family medicine physician in Hickory, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis practice?
Dr. Desantis practices at 10 3rd Ave Ne Suite 500 Suite 500, Hickory, NC 28601-5055. Dr. Desantis' primary practice is Desantis Family Practice in Hickory, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desantis to 1 hospital, 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 hospice, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Desantis is (828) 304-6363.
What is Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis' medical license number?
Dr. Desantis holds North Carolina license 98-00233.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis affiliated with?
Dr. Desantis is affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Desantis to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis part of?
Dr. Desantis is linked to DeSantis Family Medicine. Dmand AI links Dr. Desantis to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Desantis billed Medicare for 5,359 services in 2024, and Dr. Desantis accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis see?
CMS counts 653 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desantis in 2024, with an average age of 78.
What services does Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Desantis' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), lab and pathology test (80048) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
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Where did Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis go to medical school?
Dr. Desantis graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Desantis' most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Lisinopril and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $15,641 in general payments to Dr. Desantis from 67 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis been practicing?
Dr. Desantis graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis do research?
Dmand AI links 12 publications to Dr. Desantis, published from 2016 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis publish with?
Dr. Desantis' most frequent co-authors are Zhe Liu, DO (1 shared paper).
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