Dr. Jacob Light, MD

Dr. Light practices at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Light's NPI, 1477943710, was assigned on January 26, 2015. Dr. Light graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Light holds Washington license MD61505824.

Dr. Light's primary practice is Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, at 111 S 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 in Philadelphia County. The practice phone is (215) 955-4038.

Dr. Light's primary practice is Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Light is also affiliated with MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Light to 2 more medical groups 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. Light practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Light's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Light's licenses on file in 3 states: Washington, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 25,607 Medicare services from Dr. Light across 24 procedure codes in 2024, for 780 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,219,525 for them.

CMS counts 780 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Light in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 285 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.73, 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. Light's median patient age at 72, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Light wrote 216 Medicare Part D claims for 71 patients. 52% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 177 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,633 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 231 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Light for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Light accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

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

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Light, published from 2014 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Visual Acuity, Tomography, Optical Coherence and Fluorescein Angiography. Dr. Light has published most often in Retina. Dr. Light's most frequent co-authors are James Handa, MD, Mary Yousry Armanios, MD and Neil M. Bressler, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 61 general payments to Dr. Light from 11 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $6,007.

Dr. Light graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2017.