Dr. Alexa M. Dessy, MD

Dr. Dessy practices at Jefferson University Physicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Dessy's NPI, 1790272383, was assigned on April 18, 2018. Dr. Dessy holds Pennsylvania license MD481904.

Dr. Dessy's primary practice is Jefferson University Physicians, at 909 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 in Philadelphia County. The practice phone is (215) 955-0000.

Dr. Dessy's primary practice is Jefferson University Physicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dessy is also affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. The medical group on file is Jefferson University Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dessy to 5 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dessy practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Dessy's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Dessy is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 699 Medicare services from Dr. Dessy across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 260 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,470 for them.

CMS counts 260 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dessy in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 107 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.91, 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. Dessy's median patient age at 72, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Dessy wrote 1,006 Medicare Part D claims for 296 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 839 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $244,179 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,776 claims across 26 drugs.

Dr. Dessy accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Dessy as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Dessy, published from 2014 to 2022. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Clinical Reasoning. Dr. Dessy has published most often in Cureus. Dr. Dessy's most frequent co-authors are Akbar Yusuf Maniya, Dhristie Bhagat, MD and Tanvir F. Choudhri, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Dr. Dessy from 3 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $20,927.