Who bills the most Removal of impacted ear wax (69210) to Medicare in North Carolina?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS95 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).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 43% of Medicare in North Carolina; Medicare Advantage penetration 40% → 57% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 69210 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARLOTTE EYE EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES PA | CHARLOTTE | NC | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 158 | 4,011 | 13.0% | (704) 295-3414 |
| 2 | DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC | DURHAM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3051 | 2,126 | 6.9% | (919) 684-8111 |
| 3 | PIEDMONT EAR, NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES, P.A. | WINSTON SALEM | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 28 | 1,588 | 5.1% | (336) 768-3361 |
| 4 | PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE PA | STATESVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 226 | 1,098 | 3.5% | (704) 838-8210 |
| 5 | WILMINGTON EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOC PA | WILMINGTON | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 10 | 1,073 | 3.5% | 9107628754124 |
| 6 | CAROLINAEAST PHYSICIANS | NEW BERN | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 203 | 1,054 | 3.4% | (252) 635-6777 |
| 7 | CAROLINA EAR NOSE AND THROAT-SINUS AND ALLERGY CENTER PA | HICKORY | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 19 | 1,047 | 3.4% | 8283222183266 |
| 8 | RALEIGH CAPITOL EAR NOSE AND THROAT | RALEIGH | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 29 | 1,038 | 3.4% | (919) 787-7171 |
| 9 | UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC | CHAPEL HILL | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 985 | 889 | 2.9% | (919) 942-5123 |
| 10 | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES | WINSTON SALEM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2609 | 697 | 2.3% | (336) 713-9800 |
| 11 | ASHEVILLE EAR NOSE AND THROAT SURGEONS, PA | ASHEVILLE | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 17 | 630 | 2.0% | (828) 254-3517 |
| 12 | BLUE RIDGE EAR NOSE AND THROAT INC | BOONE | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 9 | 604 | 2.0% | (828) 264-4545 |
| 13 | ENT CAROLINA PA | GASTONIA | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 14 | 596 | 1.9% | (704) 868-8400 |
| 14 | EASTERN CAROLINA EAR, NOSE AND THROAT-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, INC | GREENVILLE | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 17 | 584 | 1.9% | (252) 752-5227 |
| 15 | WILMINGTON HEALTH PLLC | WILMINGTON | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 393 | 544 | 1.8% | (910) 341-1540 |
| 16 | ALAMANCE EAR NOSE AND THROAT LLP | BURLINGTON | NC | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 13 | 488 | 1.6% | (336) 226-0660 |
| 17 | NORTH CAROLINA MG LLC | RALEIGH | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 674 | 477 | 1.5% | (919) 881-0160 |
| 18 | FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC | HENDERSONVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 290 | 450 | 1.5% | — |
| 19 | WAKE FOREST HEALTH NETWORK LLC | HIGH POINT | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 277 | 449 | 1.5% | (336) 802-2040 |
| 20 | CORNERSTONE EAR NOSE AND THROAT PA | INDIAN LAND | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 9 | 385 | 1.2% | (704) 752-7575 |
| 21 | ALBEMARLE PHYSICIAN SERVICES - SENTARA INC | ELIZABETH CITY | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 77 | 345 | 1.1% | (252) 384-2600 |
| 22 | WAKEMED SPECIALISTS GROUP LLC | RALEIGH | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 860 | 325 | 1.1% | (919) 350-7270 |
| 23 | RIVERTON PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, LLC | RIVERTON | NC | GENERAL SURGERY | 12 | 254 | 0.8% | (307) 857-3468 |
| 24 | MANN EAR NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC PA | CARY | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 8 | 252 | 0.8% | — |
| 25 | MOSES CONE PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC | GREENSBORO | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 385 | 248 | 0.8% | (336) 832-7000 |
| 26 | MOUNTAIN EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES PA | SYLVA | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 9 | 232 | 0.8% | (828) 586-7474 |
| 27 | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | CHAPEL HILL | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2120 | 227 | 0.7% | (984) 215-5556 |
| 28 | COASTAL EAR NOSE AND THROAT, LLC | SAVANNAH | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 4 | 205 | 0.7% | — |
| 29 | NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC | WINSTON SALEM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2389 | 205 | 0.7% | (704) 384-8200 |
| 30 | ONSLOW AMBULATORY SERVICES INC | JACKSONVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 18 | 173 | 0.6% | (910) 577-4968 |
| 31 | WESTERN CAROLINA EAR NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALISTS PLLC | CLYDE | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 3 | 167 | 0.5% | (828) 627-1234 |
| 32 | OUTER BANKS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC | NAGS HEAD | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 155 | 147 | 0.5% | — |
| 33 | NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC | WILMINGTON | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 560 | 147 | 0.5% | (910) 662-6000 |
| 34 | SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC | LAURINBURG | NC | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 264 | 146 | 0.5% | (856) 848-3227 |
| 35 | CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER | CHARLOTTE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1034 | 144 | 0.5% | (704) 355-2000 |
| 36 | CAPE FEAR VALLEY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP LLC | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 280 | 125 | 0.4% | (910) 829-6588 |
| 37 | KINSTON HEAD AND NECK PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PA | KINSTON | NC | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 9 | 97 | 0.3% | (252) 523-0687 |
| 38 | SHELBY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PA | SHELBY | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 9 | 83 | 0.3% | (704) 482-1482 |
| 39 | ATRIUS HEALTH INC | BOSTON | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1196 | 79 | 0.3% | (617) 421-1000 |
| 40 | MEMORYCARE | ASHEVILLE | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 8 | 74 | 0.2% | (828) 771-2219 |
| 41 | AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS LLC | ASHEBORO | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 62 | 71 | 0.2% | (336) 625-3248 |
| 42 | CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC | LENOIR | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 213 | 65 | 0.2% | (828) 394-6722 |
| 43 | CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC | CHARLOTTE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2360 | 62 | 0.2% | (704) 667-1000 |
| 44 | PINEHURST MEDICAL CLINIC INC | PINEHURST | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 156 | 60 | 0.2% | (910) 295-5511 |
| 45 | OCHSNER CLINIC LLC | NEW ORLEANS | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2839 | 56 | 0.2% | (504) 842-3000 |
| 46 | RALEIGH MEDICAL GROUP PA | RALEIGH | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 103 | 53 | 0.2% | (919) 782-1806 |
| 47 | GRANVILLE HEALTH INC | OXFORD | NC | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 10 | 48 | 0.2% | (919) 692-0003 |
| 48 | GREENVILLE FAMILY DOCTORS, PA | GREENVILLE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 3 | 47 | 0.2% | 25275271332008 |
| 49 | ATREUS LLC | SENECA | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 7 | 44 | 0.1% | (864) 800-0100 |
| 50 | VIDANT MEDICAL GROUP LLC | KENANSVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 956 | 44 | 0.1% | (910) 296-0941 |
| 51 | HEALTH FIRST PRIVIA MEDICAL GROUP | INDIALANTIC | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 235 | 41 | 0.1% | (321) 312-3501 |
| 52 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL SYSTEM INC | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 614 | 41 | 0.1% | (910) 615-8000 |
| 53 | IMPACT HEALTHCARE, P.A. | LOUISBURG | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 12 | 33 | 0.1% | (919) 496-4976 |
| 54 | COASTAL CAROLINA HEALTH CARE PA | NEW BERN | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 122 | 32 | 0.1% | (252) 634-3278 |
| 55 | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE PHYSICIANS, INC. | JACKSONVILLE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 884 | 31 | 0.1% | (904) 244-1680 |
| 56 | CLINTON MEDICAL CLINIC, INC. | CLINTON | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 14 | 30 | 0.1% | (910) 592-6011 |
| 57 | CAROLINA INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES PA | ASHEVILLE | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 24 | 29 | 0.1% | 82825803971112 |
| 58 | BOILING SPRING LAKES FAMILY MEDICINE PC | SOUTHPORT | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 3 | 29 | 0.1% | (910) 845-3244 |
| 59 | JAMES J CASERIO MD PA | HENDERSONVILLE | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 2 | 27 | 0.1% | (828) 692-5096 |
| 60 | TRIANGLE SINUS CENTER PLLC | RALEIGH | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 6 | 26 | 0.1% | (919) 766-8989 |
| 61 | BROAD RIVER REHABILITATION | CHARLOTTE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 221 | 26 | 0.1% | 82877452220027 |
| 62 | WESTERN CARTERET MEDICAL CENTER, PLLC | CEDAR POINT | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 4 | 25 | 0.1% | (252) 393-6543 |
| 63 | SISTERS OF MERCY URGENT CARE INC | ASHEVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 45 | 25 | 0.1% | (828) 210-8325 |
| 64 | WHITE OAK FAMILY PHYSICIANS PA | ASHEBORO | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 9 | 21 | 0.1% | (336) 625-1360 |
| 65 | EAGLE PHYSICIANS AND ASSOCIATES PA | GREENSBORO | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 104 | 21 | 0.1% | (336) 294-6190 |
| 66 | FUQUAY-VARINA FAMILY PRACTICE, PA | FUQUAY VARINA | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 4 | 20 | 0.1% | (919) 552-2292 |
| 67 | FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC | WINSTON SALEM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 620 | 19 | 0.1% | (336) 277-2620 |
| 68 | BUTLER AND BURNS EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES | AUSTIN | NC | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 43 | 19 | 0.1% | (512) 454-0392 |
| 69 | HICKORY ALLERGY AND ASTHMA CLINIC, PA | HICKORY | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2 | 18 | 0.1% | (828) 322-1275 |
| 70 | PITT FAMILY PHYSICIANS PA | AYDEN | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 2 | 18 | 0.1% | (252) 746-3116 |
| 71 | LEXINGTON INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC PA | LEXINGTON | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 2 | 18 | 0.1% | (336) 249-7051 |
| 72 | VILLAGE INTERNAL MEDICINE, PA | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 5 | 17 | 0.1% | (910) 483-8080 |
| 73 | TRI-CITY FAMILY MEDICINE AND URGENT CARE CLINIC PLLC | HOLLY SPRINGS | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 5 | 17 | 0.1% | (919) 363-8666 |
| 74 | BILTMORE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PA | ASHEVILLE | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 10 | 17 | 0.1% | (828) 258-1188 |
| 75 | HENDERSON COUNTY URGENT CARE CENTER INC | HENDERSONVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 26 | 17 | 0.1% | (828) 697-3232 |
| 76 | CARTERET MEDICAL GROUP LLC | MOREHEAD CITY | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 54 | 16 | 0.1% | (252) 247-2013 |
| 77 | NORTH SHORE-LIJ MEDICAL PC | MANHASSET | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6294 | 16 | 0.1% | — |
| 78 | HOPE MEDICAL CLINIC PA | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 2 | 15 | 0.0% | (910) 500-0909 |
| 79 | ELIZABETH DEWEY MD | GREENSBORO | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 3 | 15 | 0.0% | (336) 543-0786 |
| 80 | GRACE PARADELA MD PC | ST GEORGE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 7 | 15 | 0.0% | (435) 688-0759 |
| 81 | CHALLIE MINTON, MD PC | MOUNT AIRY | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 8 | 15 | 0.0% | (336) 352-4900 |
| 82 | HORIZON INTERNAL MEDICINE PLLC | HIGH POINT | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 15 | 15 | 0.0% | (336) 610-1300 |
| 83 | JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT | SMITHFIELD | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 18 | 14 | 0.0% | — |
| 84 | NORTH STATE MEDICAL CENTER PA | ROXBORO | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 2 | 14 | 0.0% | (336) 599-9257 |
| 85 | MOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INC | ASHEVILLE | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 158 | 14 | 0.0% | (828) 398-3601 |
| 86 | COMMUNITY MEDICAL, P.A. | MARSHVILLE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 3 | 13 | 0.0% | (704) 624-3388 |
| 87 | URGENT CARE DOWN EAST INC | WASHINGTON | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 13 | 13 | 0.0% | (252) 623-2000 |
| 88 | GREENVILLE HEALTH CARE PA | GREENVILLE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 6 | 13 | 0.0% | (252) 758-4455 |
| 89 | ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2818 | 13 | 0.0% | (212) 241-4812 |
| 90 | SYLVA FAMILY PRACTICE PA | SYLVA | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 3 | 13 | 0.0% | (828) 586-4012 |
| 91 | MARSHALL C. MURREY, MD | BOONE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 7 | 12 | 0.0% | (828) 264-0550 |
| 92 | UNIFOUR FAMILY PRACTICE PLLC | HICKORY | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 5 | 12 | 0.0% | (828) 294-4100 |
| 93 | DLP WESTERN CAROLINA PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC | CLYDE | NC | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 185 | 11 | 0.0% | (828) 452-8651 |
| 94 | PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES OREGON | MEDFORD | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 164 | 11 | 0.0% | — |
| 95 | LEONARD D SALTZMAN MD PA | ALBEMARLE | NC | NURSE 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 →