John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson, M.D.,
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Modesto, CA
John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson, M.D., is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Modesto, California, and NPI 1043472871, issued on Jul 2, 2008. Check the license (California A104894, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson
- Credential
- M.D.,
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A104894 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1541 Florida Ave Ste 305, Modesto, CA 95350
- Phone
- (209) 575-5836
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2025
- Fax
- (209) 577-1040
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120806000639); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 634 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1541 Florida Ave Ste 305
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Zachary Brewer, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1467741975
- Mark Jacobs, PAPhysician Assistant1346359866
- James Roberts, M.D., R.V.T. FACSVascular Surgery Physician1356346936
Verify John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A104894Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $10,728.66
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- First Choice Physician PartnersTurlock, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson, M.D., is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
All 634 in California → Every provider in Modesto → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zachary Brewer, MDModesto, CA 953501467741975
- James Macmillan, MDModesto, CA 953501366499584
- Joe Neal, MDModesto, CA 953501073553954
- Shahroukh Bakhshay, M.D.Merced, CA 953481750421483
- Lit Fung, M.D.Modesto, CA 953551346240264
- Rajaratnam Skantharaja, MDModesto, CA 953551154542298
- Hugh Tobin, MDModesto, CA 953561316987373
- Mehrdad Amirhamzeh, M.D.Manteca, CA 953371174523096
Common questions
What is John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson, M.D.,'s NPI number?
John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson, M.D.,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043472871, issued on Jul 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson, M.D., located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1541 Florida Ave Ste 305, Modesto, CA, 95350. Phone: (209) 575-5836. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson, M.D.,'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A104894, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson, M.D., prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson, M.D., had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Benjamin Degraft-Johnson, M.D.,'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.