Dr. Christopher Richard Jackson , MD
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology โข Hershey, PA
500 University Dr
Hershey, PA 170332360
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Dr. Christopher Jackson is listed in NPPES under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology.
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NPI assigned on March 28, 2017; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 978 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 88112 โ Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique: 339 service units.
- 88173 โ Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report: 144 service units.
- 88341 โ Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure: 119 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 9 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Hershey, PA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 978. Middle half: 763 to 1,489.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Pennsylvania (2024, 82 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,379. Middle half: 863 to 1,846.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 481 in 2023 to 978 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
500 University Dr
Hershey, PA 170332360
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Lebanon, NH. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2017
What Public CMS Data Show
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
437 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $33,276 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $25,743 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $151.70 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $151.70 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Tempus AI, Inc: $134.68 across 1 record.
- Roche Diagnostics Corporation: $17.02 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
9 years (graduated 2017)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2017 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2017
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Jackson has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Jackson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Hershey and Pennsylvania
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Hershey, PA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 978. Middle half: 763 to 1,489.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Pennsylvania (2024, 82 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,379. Middle half: 863 to 1,846.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Hershey, PA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $42,871. Middle half: $25,226 to $57,009.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Pennsylvania (2024, 82 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $54,049. Middle half: $33,600 to $69,407.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Hershey, PA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $33,945. Middle half: $19,357 to $43,803.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Pennsylvania (2024, 82 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $42,619. Middle half: $26,285 to $52,615.
19 active clinicians are listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology with a practice address in Hershey, PA (144 in Pennsylvania).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Hershey
0% of these 19 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
84.2% of these 19 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 103% from 481 in 2023 to 978 in 2024.
- 2023: 481
- 2024: 978
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 105% from $16,233 in 2023 to $33,276 in 2024.
- 2023: $16,233
- 2024: $33,276
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 98% from $12,998 in 2023 to $25,743 in 2024.
- 2023: $12,998
- 2024: $25,743
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2024 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $151.70.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Tempus AI, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $134.68 |
| Roche Diagnostics Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VIRTUOSO System for IHC | General | $17.02 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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88112
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
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339 | 255 | $101.00 | $25.41 |
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88173
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
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144 | 121 | $256.00 | $63.79 |
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88341
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
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119 | 53 | $102.00 | $24.65 |
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88172
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate
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118 | 101 | $129.00 | $32.49 |
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88305
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
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114 | 86 | $136.00 | $33.81 |
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88342
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
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68 | 64 | $126.00 | $31.53 |
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88177
Pap test, evaluation of fine needle aspirate, immediate, each additional evaluation episode
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31 | 20 | $79.00 | $20.01 |
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88112
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
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27 | 23 | $101.00 | $25.57 |
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88321
Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere
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18 | 18 | $306.00 | $77.80 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-07-11NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0101X
A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZC0500X
A cytopathologist is an anatomic pathologist trained in the diagnosis of human disease by means of the study of cells obtained from body secretions and fluids, by scraping, washing, or sponging the surface of a lesion, or by the aspiration of a tumor mass or body organ with a fine needle. A major aspect of a cytopathologist's practice is the interpretation of Papanicolaou-stained smears of cells from the female reproductive systems, the "Pap" test. However, the cytopathologist's expertise is applied to the diagnosis of cells from all systems and areas of the body. He/she is a consultant to all medical specialists.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PATHOLOGY
I20230727000340
PA
0749546901
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
500 Universidy Dr, Hershey, PA 170332360
Phone: 7175318407
Secondary Practice Locations
1 Medical Center Dr, Dhmc Department Of Pathology
Lebanon, NH 037561000
Phone: 6036507211
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 500 UNIVERSITY DR, HERSHEY, PA 170332360 (Tel: 7175318246)
Registered at 500 UNIVERSITY DR, MC CA410, HERSHEY, PA 170332360
Pathology (license number reported to NPPES: PA MD480577)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1 MEDICAL CENTER DR, DHMC DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, LEBANON, NH 037561000 (Tel: 6036507211)
Registered at 1 MEDICAL CENTER DR, DHMC DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, LEBANON, NH 037561000
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER JACKSON, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pathology - Anatomic Pathology Specialists in Hershey
- Dr. Ramayee Periakaruppan, MD
- Dr. Michael Bayerl, MD
- Dr. Sanica Bhele, MD
- Dr. Bing Han, MD
- Dr. Thomas Grifone, MD
- Dr. Patricia Kim, MD
Mailing Address
500 University Dr, Mc Ca410
Hershey, PA 170332360