Medicare · fee-for-service Part B

North Carolina — total Medicare claims by state

38.9M

Services billed

$1.3B

Medicare payments

3,031

Physician groups

2.7%

of the national total

202K

Inpatient discharges · FY2024

60.5M

Part D claims · CY2024

Physician groups in North Carolina billed 38,885,671 Medicare Part B services in 2024, totaling $1.3B in Medicare payments — 2.7% of the national total.

Calendar year 2024 · Medicare fee-for-service Part B

North Carolina billing by specialty

Physician groups billing in North Carolina, by primary specialty · CY2024

Primary specialty	Services	Medicare payments	Groups
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	4.5M	$101.8M	309
Family Practice	4.1M	$157.3M	396
Rheumatology	3.9M	$43.6M	18
Ophthalmology	3.8M	$166.8M	73
Internal Medicine	3.6M	$136.6M	302
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)	3.0M	$113.7M	59
Hematology/Oncology	2.8M	$43.0M	20
Diagnostic Radiology	2.4M	$76.2M	159
Dermatology	1.7M	$91.1M	90
Hospitalist	1.1M	$48.0M	26
Anesthesiology	860K	$44.9M	137
Optometry	680K	$17.0M	154
Orthopedic Surgery	570K	$16.7M	42
Emergency Medicine	508K	$33.4M	184
Allergy/Immunology	463K	$8.0M	10
Nephrology	456K	$22.5M	24
Podiatry	449K	$12.5M	31
Qualified Audiologist	444K	$27.9M	43
Gastroenterology	441K	$20.1M	36
General Surgery	438K	$26.6M	37
Neurology	371K	$7.8M	21
Pathology	327K	$11.0M	35
Nurse Practitioner	160K	$7.6M	86
Otolaryngology	145K	$6.5M	24
Endocrinology	144K	$4.2M	8
Radiation Oncology	144K	$11.7M	15
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	143K	$5.2M	18
Chiropractic	136K	$3.3M	163
Psychiatry	135K	$8.9M	66
Clinical Social Worker	131K	$7.9M	112
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	122K	$2.7M	26
Urology	103K	$4.2M	14
Interventional Pain Management	103K	$2.9M	7
Obstetrics/Gynecology	75,788	$3.3M	35
Interventional Radiology	54,054	$3.3M	3
Mental Health Counselor	53,057	$3.2M	61
Clinical Psychologist	45,537	$3.0M	37
Neurosurgery	38,994	$2.2M	6
Pain Management	38,970	$1.6M	7
Infectious Disease	28,428	$1.4M	7
Physician Assistant	27,665	$1.1M	24
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (MDS)	25,381	$3.3M	3
Critical Care (Intensivists)	21,867	$1.7M	9
General Practice	16,111	$956K	11
Pulmonary Disease	14,540	$698K	4
Pediatric Medicine	12,411	$551K	6
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	12,033	$1.1M	22
Geriatric Medicine	9,299	$519K	5
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	7,390	$298K	8
Interventional Cardiology	6,655	$405K	3
Vascular Surgery	3,654	$1.0M	3
Qualified Speech Language Pathologist	3,428	$77K	4
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	3,373	$733K	2
Hospice/Palliative Care	3,253	$276K	1
Gynecological Oncology	2,513	$80K	1
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine	2,461	$157K	2
Cardiac Surgery	1,845	$468K	2
Dentist	1,631	$115K	2
Sleep Medicine	1,226	$51K	1
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	1,161	$90K	6
Nuclear Medicine	827	$24K	1
Sports Medicine	600	$36K	1
Maxillofacial Surgery	427	$27K	4
Addiction Medicine	173	$11K	1
Cardiac Electrophysiology	154	$9K	1
Thoracic Surgery	81	$7K	1
Oral Surgery	59	$3K	2

Ranked by services billed. Each linked specialty opens its highest-billed code in North Carolina; when that code is not shown, it opens the specialty's own page.

North Carolina hospital inpatient by MS-DRG

Hospital inpatient stays in North Carolina, by MS-DRG · FY2024 (Oct–Sep)

MS-DRG	Discharges	Share of national
871 · SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC	14,196	2.5%
291 · HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC	9,573	3.1%
193 · SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC	4,244	3.1%
177 · RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC	4,225	2.9%
690 · KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC	3,041	3.2%
689 · KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC	2,762	3.3%
392 · ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC	2,660	2.9%
378 · GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC	2,587	3.2%
065 · INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS	2,490	3.4%
872 · SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC	2,468	2.3%
641 · MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC	2,442	3.7%
309 · CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC	2,431	3.7%
640 · MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC	2,396	3.1%
683 · RENAL FAILURE WITH CC	2,348	2.9%
189 · PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE	2,337	2.5%
470 · MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC	2,283	3.5%
481 · HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC	2,173	3.3%
698 · OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC	2,067	2.6%
190 · CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC	2,010	3.6%
682 · RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC	2,001	2.6%
064 · INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC	1,959	2.9%
194 · SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC	1,959	4.0%
280 · ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC	1,945	2.2%
308 · CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC	1,888	3.9%
853 · INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC	1,885	2.3%

Top 25 of 646 MS-DRGs with published discharges in North Carolina, ranked by discharges. Share is this state's discharges against the DRG's national total (both from CMS's by-geography inpatient file, so a share never exceeds 100%). Each DRG opens its market for North Carolina. Discharges are counted stays under Medicare fee-for-service Part A (no Medicare Advantage), Maryland waiver-priced.

North Carolina Part D medications

Part D medications prescribed in North Carolina, by claims · CY2024

Medication	Claims	30-day fills	Share of national
Atorvastatin Calcium	2.3M	5.5M	3.1%
Amlodipine Besylate	1.8M	4.3M	3.6%
Levothyroxine Sodium	1.4M	3.2M	3.3%
Gabapentin	1.4M	2.2M	3.8%
Rosuvastatin Calcium	1.2M	3.0M	3.8%
Lisinopril	1.2M	2.8M	3.2%
Losartan Potassium	1.1M	2.8M	3.2%
Omeprazole	1.1M	2.6M	3.9%
Metoprolol Succinate	1.1M	2.6M	3.4%
Apixaban · Eliquis	931K	1.4M	3.9%
Pantoprazole Sodium	915K	2.0M	3.6%
Furosemide	885K	1.7M	3.8%
Trazodone Hcl	737K	1.3M	4.0%
Hydrochlorothiazide	694K	1.7M	3.8%
Tamsulosin Hcl	682K	1.5M	3.2%
Prednisone	678K	787K	4.3%
Metformin Hcl	677K	1.6M	2.8%
Albuterol Sulfate · Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	647K	765K	3.5%
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen · Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	630K	631K	3.1%
Sertraline Hcl	591K	1.1M	3.7%
Carvedilol	563K	1.2M	3.6%
Potassium Chloride	546K	1.0M	3.8%
Tramadol Hcl	528K	536K	4.1%
Metoprolol Tartrate	525K	1.1M	3.3%
Meloxicam	512K	844K	4.2%

Ranked by claims: the 25 of 2,579 medications CMS publishes for North Carolina with the most claims in CY2024. Medications are shown as CMS prints them, at the brand-and-generic grain CMS publishes. Geography is the prescriber's state as CMS files it: claims are counted where the prescriber sits, not where the pharmacy or the patient is. A claim is one dispensed fill, refills included; it is not a prescription written and not a patient count. 30-day fills restate claims to a 30-day supply, so a 90-day fill counts as three. Share is this state's claims against the total CMS publishes for the medication nationally. Claims are Medicare Part D drug-plan claims, Medicare Advantage plans included. Drug cost and prescriber figures are not part of this page.

Figures are attributable Medicare billing: each service is credited to a physician group only when the clinician who billed it belongs to exactly one group in CMS's Doctors and Clinicians register. Clinicians registered with more than one group, and groups without a specialty label, are not included in the specialty table above.

The physician-billing figures are Medicare fee-for-service Part B, and the hospital inpatient figures Medicare fee-for-service Part A — Medicare Advantage is not included in these. The Part D medication claims are the exception: they are drug-plan claims and include Medicare Advantage drug plans. A county- or city-level total for North Carolina is not published here — see methods for why. Search a specific procedure code and state on the code browser for the ranked physician groups behind these totals.