John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson, M.D.,

NPI 1043472871ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Modesto, CA

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.D.,) in Modesto, California, trained at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (class of 1996). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $118,417 for 168 patients in 2024, with only 22 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,516 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI	1043472871
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	M.D.,
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jul 2, 2008
Last updated in NPPES	Jun 18, 2025
Certified by provider	Jun 18, 2025

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary	208G00000X	A104894	CA
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)	208G00000X	PENDING	CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	168
Services billed	402 across 82 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$118,417

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	22 · 26 30-day fills
Patients	15
Total drug cost	$372.89
Generic share	95% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Graduation year	1996
Medicare specialty	General Surgery
Secondary specialties	Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery