Active NPI 1679869549 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher Chad Lankford , MD

Internal Medicine • Atlantis, FL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Lankford, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Atlantis, FL. With approximately 3 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2023, Dr. Lankford delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 5301 S CONGRESS AVE.

Dr. Lankford is affiliated with Sound Physicians Of Florida Vi Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, hospital discharge day management, more than, initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

5301 S Congress Ave

Atlantis, FL 334621149

Telephone 3525147209

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Palm Beach Hospitalists Program,llc Facility NPI 1922089887

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2023

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Atlantis, FL

Rising Specialist (<5 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

3 Yrs -16.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 19.8 Yrs

State Avg: 26.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

78 Specialists

Practicing in Atlantis, FL (10650 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

15.4% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

85.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Lankford (3 Years) 3 Yrs

Atlantis Specialty Average (19.8 Years) 19.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	413	194	$718.00	$118.84
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	318	302	$737.00	$114.13
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	95	54	$500.00	$78.96
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	90	88	$1389.00	$173.39
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	22	15	$1534.00	$215.30
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	18	15	$546.00	$75.19

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	484	246	$718.00	$122.25
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	305	292	$737.00	$117.66
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	138	84	$500.00	$81.27
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	95	94	$1389.00	$178.17
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	24	21	$1534.00	$221.77
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	16	13	$546.00	$77.14
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$948.00	$134.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	474	233	$671.37	$105.35
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	228	214	$710.38	$107.70
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	188	120	$457.33	$73.53
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	66	66	$489.03	$73.65
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	46	46	$1237.64	$184.49
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	43	43	$1364.05	$205.52
99226 Subsequent observation care, typically 35 minutes per day	28	23	$677.63	$103.78
99225 Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day	20	17	$466.03	$73.47
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	17	12	$1534.00	$229.02
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	12	11	$546.00	$80.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	357	183	$716.65	$107.51
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	224	216	$751.44	$110.36
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	221	120	$498.31	$74.90
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	71	69	$513.79	$74.95
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	60	18	$278.86	$39.89
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	54	54	$1398.84	$208.74
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	35	33	$1318.91	$189.34
99225 Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day	23	18	$517.52	$74.90
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	18	18	$964.69	$140.38
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	16	16	$562.59	$81.53
99226 Subsequent observation care, typically 35 minutes per day	14	13	$746.13	$107.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	364	198	$723.25	$109.63
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	255	132	$479.49	$75.86
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	243	231	$749.90	$111.96
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	64	63	$1414.89	$208.75
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	54	18	$278.86	$41.73
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	53	52	$496.05	$76.59
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	35	35	$1298.26	$195.42
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	22	22	$562.59	$82.83
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	11	11	$964.69	$143.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	437	224	$741.10	$108.27
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	278	261	$763.71	$110.35
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	225	139	$512.49	$75.54
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	68	67	$1439.50	$208.44
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	65	65	$517.52	$75.95
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	47	47	$1318.91	$193.35
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	29	11	$278.86	$41.23
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	28	28	$964.69	$138.85
99225 Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day	18	17	$517.52	$76.18
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	14	11	$326.55	$54.98
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	12	11	$501.27	$82.22
99226 Subsequent observation care, typically 35 minutes per day	11	11	$746.13	$108.70

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	416	213	$723.69	$108.80
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	284	160	$507.31	$76.03
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	270	259	$747.50	$111.87
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	68	68	$1415.49	$212.20
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	54	53	$506.54	$76.18
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	35	35	$1275.83	$194.36
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	29	29	$964.69	$142.20
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	23	11	$278.86	$41.14
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	19	19	$194.70	$82.44
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	16	15	$136.38	$55.60
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	15	15	$1587.72	$234.50
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	12	12	$972.22	$143.47
99225 Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day	12	12	$517.52	$76.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	481	209	$301.35	$108.51
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	193	103	$213.58	$74.81
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	103	103	$310.62	$111.34
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	63	63	$595.38	$211.26
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	55	55	$210.00	$75.69
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	29	29	$219.76	$74.83
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	28	28	$538.00	$192.88
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	26	15	$653.00	$234.66
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	13	13	$24.00	$8.79

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License FL ME121044

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Sound Physicians Of Florida Vi Llc

4725 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 333084603

Phone: 9547718000

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active June 22, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 22, 2015

Registered at 5301 S CONGRESS AVE, ATLANTIS, FL 334621149 (Tel: 3525147209)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 22, 2015

Registered at 5790 FOX HOLLOW DR APT E, BOCA RATON, FL 334868922 (Tel: 3525147209)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 22, 2015

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER LANKFORD, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 22, 2015

Internal Medicine (License #ME121044 in FL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 20, 2011

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1679869549

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 20, 2011

Last Update: June 22, 2015

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

5790 Fox Hollow Dr Apt E

Boca Raton, FL 334868922

Phone: 3525147209

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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