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Medicare North Carolina · CY2024

Who bills the most Removal of impacted ear wax (69210) to Medicare in North Carolina?

Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS
95
Billing groups
24,941
Named-group FFS services
$3,349,849
Named-group submitted charges
$134
Avg charge / service
$41
Avg allowed / service
40%
Top-5 concentration
0%
Independent share

95 physician groups billed Removal of impacted ear wax (69210) to Medicare fee-for-service in North Carolina in 2024; the top five named groups hold 40% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 0%.

69210 — Removal of impacted ear wax · 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).

Payer-mix context

Medicare fee-for-service covers 43% of Medicare in North Carolina; Medicare Advantage penetration 40% → 57% since 2020.

Market structure — concentration, independent share, and the consolidation trend for this market — is part of the market analytics platform — built, not launched yet. Notify me at launch →
#Physician groupCityStSpecialty Providers 69210 svcs Share*Phone
1 CHARLOTTE EYE EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES PA CHARLOTTENCQUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST 158 4,011 13.0% (704) 295-3414
2 DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC DURHAMNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 3051 2,126 6.9% (919) 684-8111
3 PIEDMONT EAR, NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES, P.A. WINSTON SALEMNCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 28 1,588 5.1% (336) 768-3361
4 PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE PA STATESVILLENCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 226 1,098 3.5% (704) 838-8210
5 WILMINGTON EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOC PA WILMINGTONNCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 10 1,073 3.5% 9107628754124
6 CAROLINAEAST PHYSICIANS NEW BERNNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 203 1,054 3.4% (252) 635-6777
7 CAROLINA EAR NOSE AND THROAT-SINUS AND ALLERGY CENTER PA HICKORYNCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 19 1,047 3.4% 8283222183266
8 RALEIGH CAPITOL EAR NOSE AND THROAT RALEIGHNCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 29 1,038 3.4% (919) 787-7171
9 UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC CHAPEL HILLNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 985 889 2.9% (919) 942-5123
10 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES WINSTON SALEMNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 2609 697 2.3% (336) 713-9800
11 ASHEVILLE EAR NOSE AND THROAT SURGEONS, PA ASHEVILLENCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 17 630 2.0% (828) 254-3517
12 BLUE RIDGE EAR NOSE AND THROAT INC BOONENCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 9 604 2.0% (828) 264-4545
13 ENT CAROLINA PA GASTONIANCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 14 596 1.9% (704) 868-8400
14 EASTERN CAROLINA EAR, NOSE AND THROAT-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, INC GREENVILLENCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 17 584 1.9% (252) 752-5227
15 WILMINGTON HEALTH PLLC WILMINGTONNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 393 544 1.8% (910) 341-1540
16 ALAMANCE EAR NOSE AND THROAT LLP BURLINGTONNCQUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST 13 488 1.6% (336) 226-0660
17 NORTH CAROLINA MG LLC RALEIGHNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 674 477 1.5% (919) 881-0160
18 FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC HENDERSONVILLENCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 290 450 1.5%
19 WAKE FOREST HEALTH NETWORK LLC HIGH POINTNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 277 449 1.5% (336) 802-2040
20 CORNERSTONE EAR NOSE AND THROAT PA INDIAN LANDNCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 9 385 1.2% (704) 752-7575
21 ALBEMARLE PHYSICIAN SERVICES - SENTARA INC ELIZABETH CITYNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 77 345 1.1% (252) 384-2600
22 WAKEMED SPECIALISTS GROUP LLC RALEIGHNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 860 325 1.1% (919) 350-7270
23 RIVERTON PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, LLC RIVERTONNCGENERAL SURGERY 12 254 0.8% (307) 857-3468
24 MANN EAR NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC PA CARYNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 8 252 0.8%
25 MOSES CONE PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC GREENSBORONCINTERNAL MEDICINE 385 248 0.8% (336) 832-7000
26 MOUNTAIN EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES PA SYLVANCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 9 232 0.8% (828) 586-7474
27 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL HILLNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 2120 227 0.7% (984) 215-5556
28 COASTAL EAR NOSE AND THROAT, LLC SAVANNAHNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 4 205 0.7%
29 NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC WINSTON SALEMNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 2389 205 0.7% (704) 384-8200
30 ONSLOW AMBULATORY SERVICES INC JACKSONVILLENCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 18 173 0.6% (910) 577-4968
31 WESTERN CAROLINA EAR NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALISTS PLLC CLYDENCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 3 167 0.5% (828) 627-1234
32 OUTER BANKS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC NAGS HEADNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 155 147 0.5%
33 NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC WILMINGTONNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 560 147 0.5% (910) 662-6000
34 SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC LAURINBURGNCDIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY 264 146 0.5% (856) 848-3227
35 CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTENCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 1034 144 0.5% (704) 355-2000
36 CAPE FEAR VALLEY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP LLC FAYETTEVILLENCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 280 125 0.4% (910) 829-6588
37 KINSTON HEAD AND NECK PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PA KINSTONNCQUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST 9 97 0.3% (252) 523-0687
38 SHELBY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PA SHELBYNCINTERNAL MEDICINE 9 83 0.3% (704) 482-1482
39 ATRIUS HEALTH INC BOSTONNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 1196 79 0.3% (617) 421-1000
40 MEMORYCARE ASHEVILLENCINTERNAL MEDICINE 8 74 0.2% (828) 771-2219
41 AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS LLC ASHEBORONCINTERNAL MEDICINE 62 71 0.2% (336) 625-3248
42 CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC LENOIRNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 213 65 0.2% (828) 394-6722
43 CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC CHARLOTTENCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 2360 62 0.2% (704) 667-1000
44 PINEHURST MEDICAL CLINIC INC PINEHURSTNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 156 60 0.2% (910) 295-5511
45 OCHSNER CLINIC LLC NEW ORLEANSNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 2839 56 0.2% (504) 842-3000
46 RALEIGH MEDICAL GROUP PA RALEIGHNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 103 53 0.2% (919) 782-1806
47 GRANVILLE HEALTH INC OXFORDNCCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) 10 48 0.2% (919) 692-0003
48 GREENVILLE FAMILY DOCTORS, PA GREENVILLENCNURSE PRACTITIONER 3 47 0.2% 25275271332008
49 ATREUS LLC SENECANCNURSE PRACTITIONER 7 44 0.1% (864) 800-0100
50 VIDANT MEDICAL GROUP LLC KENANSVILLENCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 956 44 0.1% (910) 296-0941
51 HEALTH FIRST PRIVIA MEDICAL GROUP INDIALANTICNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 235 41 0.1% (321) 312-3501
52 CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL SYSTEM INC FAYETTEVILLENCINTERNAL MEDICINE 614 41 0.1% (910) 615-8000
53 IMPACT HEALTHCARE, P.A. LOUISBURGNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 12 33 0.1% (919) 496-4976
54 COASTAL CAROLINA HEALTH CARE PA NEW BERNNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 122 32 0.1% (252) 634-3278
55 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE PHYSICIANS, INC. JACKSONVILLENCNURSE PRACTITIONER 884 31 0.1% (904) 244-1680
56 CLINTON MEDICAL CLINIC, INC. CLINTONNCFAMILY PRACTICE 14 30 0.1% (910) 592-6011
57 CAROLINA INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES PA ASHEVILLENCINTERNAL MEDICINE 24 29 0.1% 82825803971112
58 BOILING SPRING LAKES FAMILY MEDICINE PC SOUTHPORTNCFAMILY PRACTICE 3 29 0.1% (910) 845-3244
59 JAMES J CASERIO MD PA HENDERSONVILLENCINTERNAL MEDICINE 2 27 0.1% (828) 692-5096
60 TRIANGLE SINUS CENTER PLLC RALEIGHNCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 6 26 0.1% (919) 766-8989
61 BROAD RIVER REHABILITATION CHARLOTTENCNURSE PRACTITIONER 221 26 0.1% 82877452220027
62 WESTERN CARTERET MEDICAL CENTER, PLLC CEDAR POINTNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 4 25 0.1% (252) 393-6543
63 SISTERS OF MERCY URGENT CARE INC ASHEVILLENCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 45 25 0.1% (828) 210-8325
64 WHITE OAK FAMILY PHYSICIANS PA ASHEBORONCFAMILY PRACTICE 9 21 0.1% (336) 625-1360
65 EAGLE PHYSICIANS AND ASSOCIATES PA GREENSBORONCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 104 21 0.1% (336) 294-6190
66 FUQUAY-VARINA FAMILY PRACTICE, PA FUQUAY VARINANCFAMILY PRACTICE 4 20 0.1% (919) 552-2292
67 FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC WINSTON SALEMNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 620 19 0.1% (336) 277-2620
68 BUTLER AND BURNS EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES AUSTINNCOTOLARYNGOLOGY 43 19 0.1% (512) 454-0392
69 HICKORY ALLERGY AND ASTHMA CLINIC, PA HICKORYNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 2 18 0.1% (828) 322-1275
70 PITT FAMILY PHYSICIANS PA AYDENNCFAMILY PRACTICE 2 18 0.1% (252) 746-3116
71 LEXINGTON INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC PA LEXINGTONNCINTERNAL MEDICINE 2 18 0.1% (336) 249-7051
72 VILLAGE INTERNAL MEDICINE, PA FAYETTEVILLENCINTERNAL MEDICINE 5 17 0.1% (910) 483-8080
73 TRI-CITY FAMILY MEDICINE AND URGENT CARE CLINIC PLLC HOLLY SPRINGSNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 5 17 0.1% (919) 363-8666
74 BILTMORE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PA ASHEVILLENCINTERNAL MEDICINE 10 17 0.1% (828) 258-1188
75 HENDERSON COUNTY URGENT CARE CENTER INC HENDERSONVILLENCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 26 17 0.1% (828) 697-3232
76 CARTERET MEDICAL GROUP LLC MOREHEAD CITYNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 54 16 0.1% (252) 247-2013
77 NORTH SHORE-LIJ MEDICAL PC MANHASSETNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 6294 16 0.1%
78 HOPE MEDICAL CLINIC PA FAYETTEVILLENCINTERNAL MEDICINE 2 15 0.0% (910) 500-0909
79 ELIZABETH DEWEY MD GREENSBORONCFAMILY PRACTICE 3 15 0.0% (336) 543-0786
80 GRACE PARADELA MD PC ST GEORGENCNURSE PRACTITIONER 7 15 0.0% (435) 688-0759
81 CHALLIE MINTON, MD PC MOUNT AIRYNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 8 15 0.0% (336) 352-4900
82 HORIZON INTERNAL MEDICINE PLLC HIGH POINTNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 15 15 0.0% (336) 610-1300
83 JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT SMITHFIELDNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 18 14 0.0%
84 NORTH STATE MEDICAL CENTER PA ROXBORONCFAMILY PRACTICE 2 14 0.0% (336) 599-9257
85 MOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INC ASHEVILLENCFAMILY PRACTICE 158 14 0.0% (828) 398-3601
86 COMMUNITY MEDICAL, P.A. MARSHVILLENCNURSE PRACTITIONER 3 13 0.0% (704) 624-3388
87 URGENT CARE DOWN EAST INC WASHINGTONNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 13 13 0.0% (252) 623-2000
88 GREENVILLE HEALTH CARE PA GREENVILLENCNURSE PRACTITIONER 6 13 0.0% (252) 758-4455
89 ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI NEW YORKNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 2818 13 0.0% (212) 241-4812
90 SYLVA FAMILY PRACTICE PA SYLVANCFAMILY PRACTICE 3 13 0.0% (828) 586-4012
91 MARSHALL C. MURREY, MD BOONENCNURSE PRACTITIONER 7 12 0.0% (828) 264-0550
92 UNIFOUR FAMILY PRACTICE PLLC HICKORYNCNURSE PRACTITIONER 5 12 0.0% (828) 294-4100
93 DLP WESTERN CAROLINA PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC CLYDENCDIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY 185 11 0.0% (828) 452-8651
94 PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES OREGON MEDFORDNCPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 164 11 0.0%
95 LEONARD D SALTZMAN MD PA ALBEMARLENCNURSE PRACTITIONER 3 11 0.0% (704) 982-9877

*Share of North Carolina's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 69210, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 69210 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 →