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Jeffrey P. Christy, M.D.

NPI 1710968490ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Springfield, IL

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.D.) in Springfield, Illinois, trained at University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine (class of 1987). In 2024 Medicare paid $72,498 for 144 patients, and Part D covered 82 of their prescriptions, 89% of them generic. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $94.52 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1710968490
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedNov 9, 2005
Last updated in NPPESNov 20, 2023
Certified by providerNov 20, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary208G00000X036088219IL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

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

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (IL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients144
Services billed225 across 28 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$72,498

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)82 · 146 30-day fills
Patients30
Total drug cost$7,073
Generic share89% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine
Graduation year1987
Medicare specialtyThoracic Surgery
Secondary specialtiesGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$94.52 · 4 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$117.80 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Medtronic, Inc.$72.813
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$21.711

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$57.31 · 3 payments
  • Education$37.21 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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