Hontzas, Jonathan T., AGACNP-BC, D.N.P.
Specialties: Surgical Oncology and Endocrinology, Lung Cancers and Mesothelioma
Gender: Male
Biography: Jonathan Hontzas is a dedicated healthcare professional with a passion for addressing lung cancer screening and smoking cessation barriers. He graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program in 2017, and subsequently completed the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program in 2022.
Since 2018, Jonathan has played an integral role in the development of the lung cancer screening program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He now serves as Director for the ACT Center for Tobacco Treatment, Education, and Research as well as the Lung Cancer Screening Program.
He serves on the Mississippi Lung Cancer Roundtable’s Steering Committee and is the Vice-Chair of the Lung Cancer Screening Workgroup and Chair of the Smoking Cessation Workgroup. Additionally, he serves as the Chair for the Education and Outreach Workgroup for the Mississippi Tobacco Control Network and as the Chair for the Mississippi Tobacco Control Advisory Council. Lastly, he is a member of the National Lung Cancer Roundtable’s Smoking Cessation in the Context of Lung Cancer Screening Workgroup.
Practice Locations
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Cancer Center and Research Institute - UMMC
350 W. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39213 View Location |
Accepted Insurance Plans
The University of Mississippi Medical Center accepts all plans, but may not be an in-network provider with your plan. We encourage you to contact your insurer and ask if the plan is in network with UMMC. Always contact your insurance carrier for specific coverage information.
*Note: Grenada and Holmes County locations have different payor contracts. Oral Surgeons are considered in-network to the medical health plans listed below NOT dental.
Medicare health insurance plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare - Fee For Service
- Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
- Shared Health Mississippi
- United Healthcare (except DSNP)
- Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare - Medicare Advantage
Medicaid health plans
- Mississippi Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Medicaid MS CHIP - Molina MS CHIP and United Healthcare
Dental plans
- Always Care
- Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans
- Always Care - Dental & Vision
- Avesis (Molina)
- Aetna Health Management
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
- American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Cenpatico - Behavioral Health
- Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants)
- Corvel Healthcare Corp
- First Choice Health Plan - includes Humana PPO Commercial, but not Humana Medicare Advantage
- First Health Network/Coventry - Aetna
- Government Employees Health Insurance Association (GEHA) - United Healthcare
- Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN
- Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services
- LifeTrac - Transplant Services
- Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
- Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only
- Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
- Mississippi State Hospital
- Mississippi State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan (AHS Network administered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi)
- Multiplan - PHCS/American Life Care
- North Mississippi Health Link
- OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. - Transplant Services
- OptumHealth VA CCN
- PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Tricare
- United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health
- Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan
- Veterans Administration
Education
| Board Certification: | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health |
| Graduate School: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Director, School of Medicine, Cancer Center and Research Institute | 11/2023 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, Department of Cancer Institute, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 11/2022 - Present |
| Co-Director, Lung Cancer Early Detection Program, School of Medicine, The University of Mississippi Medical Cetner, Jackson, MS | 2018 - Present |
| RN I, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, MS 39216 | 06/2014 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Tobacco Treatment Specialist | 2023 - Present |
| Certification, AANPCP, AANP | 06/2017 - Present |
| Certification, ACLS | 08/2014 - 08/2016 |
| Certification, BLS | 06/2015 - 06/2017 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Lung Cancer Champion, American Cancer Society | 2022 |