Who bills the most Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213) to Medicare in North Carolina?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS1,413 physician groups billed Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213) to Medicare fee-for-service in North Carolina in 2024; the top five named groups hold 13% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 7%.
99213 — Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more · Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners PUF (Part B), CY2024 release. Medicare fee-for-service only.
Snapshot covers the whole North Carolina market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 43% of Medicare in North Carolina; Medicare Advantage penetration 40% → 57% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 99213 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC | WINSTON SALEM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2389 | 44,884 | 2.3% | (704) 384-8200 |
| 2 | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES | WINSTON SALEM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2609 | 39,893 | 2.0% | (336) 713-9800 |
| 3 | DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC | DURHAM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3051 | 34,120 | 1.7% | (919) 684-8111 |
| 4 | EMERGEORTHO PA | DURHAM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 725 | 31,946 | 1.6% | (919) 544-7270 |
| 5 | UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC | CHAPEL HILL | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 985 | 29,513 | 1.5% | (919) 942-5123 |
| 6 | CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC | CHARLOTTE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2360 | 27,313 | 1.4% | (704) 667-1000 |
| 7 | EASTERN DERMATOLOGY PA | ELIZABETH CITY | NC | DERMATOLOGY | 20 | 24,402 | 1.2% | (252) 331-1780 |
| 8 | PIEDMONT PLASTIC SURGERY AND DERMATOLOGY PA | GASTONIA | NC | DERMATOLOGY | 56 | 24,170 | 1.2% | (704) 866-0106 |
| 9 | SKIN SURGERY CENTER PA | WINSTON SALEM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 73 | 19,862 | 1.0% | (336) 724-2434 |
| 10 | CHARLOTTE EYE EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES PA | CHARLOTTE | NC | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 158 | 18,846 | 0.9% | (704) 295-3414 |
| 11 | VIDANT MEDICAL GROUP LLC | KENANSVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 956 | 18,358 | 0.9% | (910) 296-0941 |
| 12 | PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE PA | STATESVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 226 | 18,296 | 0.9% | (704) 838-8210 |
| 13 | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | CHAPEL HILL | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2120 | 18,222 | 0.9% | (984) 215-5556 |
| 14 | SOUTHERN DERMATOLOGY PA | RALEIGH | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 51 | 17,513 | 0.9% | (919) 782-2152 |
| 15 | WILMINGTON HEALTH PLLC | WILMINGTON | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 393 | 16,515 | 0.8% | (910) 341-1540 |
| 16 | CAROLINAEAST PHYSICIANS | NEW BERN | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 203 | 16,388 | 0.8% | (252) 635-6777 |
| 17 | NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC | WILMINGTON | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 560 | 15,102 | 0.8% | (910) 662-6000 |
| 18 | PINEHURST MEDICAL CLINIC INC | PINEHURST | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 156 | 13,026 | 0.7% | (910) 295-5511 |
| 19 | NORTH CAROLINA MG LLC | RALEIGH | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 674 | 12,435 | 0.6% | (919) 881-0160 |
| 20 | ORTHOCAROLINA | CHARLOTTE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 304 | 12,228 | 0.6% | (704) 323-2100 |
| 21 | FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC | HENDERSONVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 290 | 10,838 | 0.5% | — |
| 22 | FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALISTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC LLC | KENSINGTON | NC | PODIATRY | 157 | 10,092 | 0.5% | (301) 949-2000 |
| 23 | THE MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATION | GREENSBORO | NC | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 722 | 9,908 | 0.5% | (336) 832-7000 |
| 24 | PHYSICIANS EAST PA | GREENVILLE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 104 | 9,895 | 0.5% | (252) 355-4357 |
| 25 | FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC | WINSTON SALEM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 620 | 9,879 | 0.5% | (336) 277-2620 |
| 26 | WAKEMED SPECIALISTS GROUP LLC | RALEIGH | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 860 | 9,704 | 0.5% | (919) 350-7270 |
| 27 | DERMATOLOGY GROUP OF THE CAROLINAS | CONCORD | NC | DERMATOLOGY | 24 | 9,626 | 0.5% | (704) 784-5907 |
| 28 | CAROMONT MEDICAL GROUP INC | GASTONIA | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 425 | 9,435 | 0.5% | (704) 865-3848 |
| 29 | DUKE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS, INC. | DURHAM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 445 | 9,162 | 0.5% | (919) 572-1868 |
| 30 | CAROLINA EYE ASSOCIATES INC | SOUTHERN PINES | NC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 37 | 9,077 | 0.5% | (910) 295-2100 |
| 31 | MISSION HEALTH COMMUNITY MULTISPECIALTY PROVIDERS LLC | ASHEVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 593 | 8,682 | 0.4% | (828) 213-1740 |
| 32 | CAPE FEAR VALLEY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP LLC | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 280 | 8,610 | 0.4% | (910) 829-6588 |
| 33 | RETINA ASSOCIATES, PLLC | RALEIGH | NC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 19 | 8,554 | 0.4% | (919) 782-8038 |
| 34 | DLP WESTERN CAROLINA PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC | CLYDE | NC | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 185 | 8,138 | 0.4% | (828) 452-8651 |
| 35 | WAKE FOREST HEALTH NETWORK LLC | HIGH POINT | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 277 | 7,743 | 0.4% | (336) 802-2040 |
| 36 | EAST CAROLINA ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES PLLC | GREENVILLE | NC | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 673 | 7,669 | 0.4% | (252) 847-4100 |
| 37 | TRYON MEDICAL PARTNERS, PLLC | CHARLOTTE | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 145 | 7,359 | 0.4% | (704) 495-6334 |
| 38 | WILMINGTON EYE, P.A. | WILMINGTON | NC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 29 | 7,165 | 0.4% | (910) 763-3601 |
| 39 | ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN SURGERY PA | ASHEVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 14 | 6,944 | 0.3% | (828) 274-4880 |
| 40 | CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC | LENOIR | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 213 | 6,709 | 0.3% | (828) 394-6722 |
| 41 | INSTRIDE FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALISTS, PLLC | CONCORD | NC | PODIATRY | 46 | 6,547 | 0.3% | (704) 786-4482 |
| 42 | MYEYEDR OPTOMETRY OF NORTH CAROLINA PLLC | CHARLOTTE | NC | OPTOMETRY | 165 | 6,461 | 0.3% | (704) 535-0925 |
| 43 | FOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY SC | PENSACOLA | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 639 | 6,411 | 0.3% | (800) 243-7546 |
| 44 | HENDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL CORPORATION | HENDERSONVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 230 | 6,357 | 0.3% | (828) 694-8427 |
| 45 | MOSES CONE PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC | GREENSBORO | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 385 | 6,251 | 0.3% | (336) 832-7000 |
| 46 | DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF COASTAL CAROLINA PA | MOREHEAD CITY | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 14 | 6,177 | 0.3% | (252) 622-4378 |
| 47 | WNC DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES PA | ASHEVILLE | NC | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 6,087 | 0.3% | 82825256761308 |
| 48 | THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY | CONCORD | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 600 | 5,930 | 0.3% | (704) 403-3000 |
| 49 | MOSES CONE MEDICAL SERVICES INC | GREENSBORO | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 224 | 5,891 | 0.3% | (336) 522-8999 |
| 50 | CAROLINA OPHTHALMOLOGY PA | ASHEVILLE | NC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 10 | 5,772 | 0.3% | (800) 624-6575 |
| 51 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL SYSTEM INC | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 614 | 5,731 | 0.3% | (910) 615-8000 |
| 52 | RALEIGH MEDICAL GROUP PA | RALEIGH | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 103 | 5,581 | 0.3% | (919) 782-1806 |
| 53 | BLUE RIDGE HEALTHCARE MEDICAL GROUP INC | MORGANTON | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 221 | 5,489 | 0.3% | (828) 580-3278 |
| 54 | CENTRAL DERMATOLOGY CENTER PA | CHAPEL HILL | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 30 | 5,297 | 0.3% | (919) 401-1994 |
| 55 | MORGANTON EYE PHYSICIANS PA | MORGANTON | NC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 22 | 5,221 | 0.3% | (828) 433-1000 |
| 56 | DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | WILMINGTON | NC | DERMATOLOGY | 8 | 5,107 | 0.3% | (910) 763-1555 |
| 57 | COASTAL CAROLINA HEALTH CARE PA | NEW BERN | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 122 | 5,068 | 0.3% | (252) 634-3278 |
| 58 | FOREST DERMATOLOGY PA | ASHEVILLE | NC | DERMATOLOGY | 8 | 5,055 | 0.3% | 8282746003313 |
| 59 | UWH OF THE CAROLINAS PLLC | WINSTON SALEM | NC | OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY | 328 | 4,830 | 0.2% | (336) 768-3632 |
| 60 | PROACTIVE THERAPY OF NORTH CAROLINA INC | WILSON | NC | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 537 | 4,729 | 0.2% | (252) 243-6818 |
| 61 | CAROLINA MEDICORP ENTERPRISES LLC | CHARLOTTE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 190 | 4,696 | 0.2% | (980) 301-8711 |
| 62 | GRAYSTONE OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.A. | HICKORY | NC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 17 | 4,612 | 0.2% | 82832220506843 |
| 63 | ASHEVILLE EYE ASSOCIATES PLLC | ASHEVILLE | NC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 24 | 4,588 | 0.2% | (828) 258-1586 |
| 64 | PINEHURST SURGICAL CLINIC PA | PINEHURST | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 91 | 4,294 | 0.2% | (910) 295-6831 |
| 65 | LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC | DURHAM | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 3859 | 4,084 | 0.2% | (919) 419-9600 |
| 66 | DLP FRYE MEDICAL GROUP LLC | HICKORY | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 121 | 4,071 | 0.2% | — |
| 67 | APPALACHIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC | BOONE | NC | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 154 | 4,045 | 0.2% | (828) 262-4100 |
| 68 | EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | GREENVILLE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 491 | 3,909 | 0.2% | (252) 744-1406 |
| 69 | ALBEMARLE EYE CENTER PLLC | ELIZABETH CITY | NC | OPTOMETRY | 8 | 3,804 | 0.2% | (252) 335-5446 |
| 70 | BOONE DERMATOLOGY CLINIC | BOONE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 12 | 3,798 | 0.2% | (828) 264-4553 |
| 71 | ATRIUM HEALTH NORTH MARKET NETWORK LLC | CHARLOTTE | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 154 | 3,743 | 0.2% | (704) 801-7310 |
| 72 | CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER | CHARLOTTE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1034 | 3,737 | 0.2% | (704) 355-2000 |
| 73 | TLK DERMATOLOGY PLLC | ASHEBORO | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 17 | 3,677 | 0.2% | (336) 625-8410 |
| 74 | ATRIUM HEALTH SPECIALTY NETWORK INC | CHARLOTTE | NC | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 228 | 3,651 | 0.2% | (704) 468-8874 |
| 75 | MOSES CONE AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS, INC. | GREENSBORO | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 78 | 3,611 | 0.2% | (336) 544-5400 |
| 76 | CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP INC | HICKORY | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 134 | 3,536 | 0.2% | (828) 328-3300 |
| 77 | EAGLE PHYSICIANS AND ASSOCIATES PA | GREENSBORO | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 104 | 3,482 | 0.2% | (336) 294-6190 |
| 78 | DLP RUTHERFORD PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC | RUTHERFORDTON | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 38 | 3,449 | 0.2% | (828) 286-1743 |
| 79 | DERMATOLOGY CARE OF CHARLOTTE PA | CHARLOTTE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 10 | 3,409 | 0.2% | (704) 341-0090 |
| 80 | EYECARECENTER OD PA | WINSTON SALEM | NC | OPTOMETRY | 70 | 3,406 | 0.2% | (336) 331-0231 |
| 81 | DAVIE DERMATOLOGY, P.A. | BERMUDA RUN | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 12 | 3,397 | 0.2% | (336) 940-2407 |
| 82 | CHESAPEAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL GROUP | CHESAPEAKE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 140 | 3,377 | 0.2% | (757) 312-6460 |
| 83 | TRIANGLE DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | DURHAM | NC | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 3,366 | 0.2% | 91928679034 |
| 84 | WAKE SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS LLC | RALEIGH | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 179 | 3,336 | 0.2% | (919) 235-1939 |
| 85 | BLUE RIDGE DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES | RALEIGH | NC | DERMATOLOGY | 16 | 3,321 | 0.2% | (919) 781-1050 |
| 86 | HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC | ELKIN | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 76 | 3,272 | 0.2% | (336) 366-1072 |
| 87 | GREENSBORO DERMATOLOGY ASSOC PA | GREENSBORO | NC | DERMATOLOGY | 7 | 3,241 | 0.2% | (336) 954-7546 |
| 88 | BOICE-WILLIS CLINIC PA | ROCKY MOUNT | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 57 | 3,192 | 0.2% | (252) 937-0200 |
| 89 | FHPG LLC | PINEHURST | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 198 | 3,163 | 0.2% | (910) 715-2164 |
| 90 | FASTMED PC | DURHAM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 173 | 3,157 | 0.2% | (919) 313-3900 |
| 91 | RALEIGH CAPITOL EAR NOSE AND THROAT | RALEIGH | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 29 | 3,114 | 0.2% | (919) 787-7171 |
| 92 | IREDELL PHYSICIAN NETWORK LLC | STATESVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 88 | 3,046 | 0.2% | — |
| 93 | BETHANY MEDICAL CENTER | HIGH POINT | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 63 | 3,039 | 0.2% | (336) 883-0029 |
| 94 | COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTH NETWORK | WHITEVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 51 | 3,022 | 0.2% | (910) 640-4064 |
| 95 | DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC | DURHAM | NC | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 1053 | 2,959 | 0.1% | (919) 684-8111 |
| 96 | RALEIGH OPHTHALMOLOGY PC | RALEIGH | NC | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 12 | 2,925 | 0.1% | (919) 782-5400 |
| 97 | CARY DERMATOLOGY CENTER PA | CARY | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 9 | 2,894 | 0.1% | — |
| 98 | DIGESTIVE HEALTH PARTNERS PA | ASHEVILLE | NC | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 65 | 2,894 | 0.1% | (828) 254-0881 |
| 99 | METROLINA DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN SURGERY SPECIALISTS PLLC | CHARLOTTE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 36 | 2,892 | 0.1% | (704) 771-1161 |
| 100 | WILMINGTON DERMATOLOGY CENTER PLLC | WILMINGTON | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 9 | 2,878 | 0.1% | (910) 256-4350 |
*Share of North Carolina's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 99213, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 99213 in North Carolina — including groups registered elsewhere ("City" is each group's registered location). Group figures sum clinicians affiliated with exactly one group; clinicians in several groups are listed in each group's drill-down but not volume-attributed to any single group.
How to read this. Figures are Medicare fee-for-service only — not all-payer — from the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners Public Use File (Part B), CY2024 release. CMS suppresses any provider×code row under 11 beneficiaries, so a missing group means "suppressed," never zero. "Charges" are provider-submitted amounts, not payments. Groups are ranked by measured service volume attributed to clinicians in exactly one group — clinicians affiliated with several groups are listed in rosters but never volume-attributed to a single group — a direct read of the public record, not a rating or quality score. Full method: Methods & Sources.
Comparing against an all-payer estimate?
These are exact counts from Medicare fee-for-service claims — roughly a third to half of most procedure markets, depending on payer mix. Modeled all-payer databases project the remainder statistically; we publish the audited floor and label it as such. Same market, different denominator. How the numbers reconcile →