Dr. Christopher Robert Brown , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Durham, NC
40 Duke Medicine Cir
Durham, NC 277104000
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Christopher Brown is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on August 20, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,748 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99212 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 435 service units.
- 72100 โ X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views: 217 service units.
- 22853 โ Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion: 174 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 20 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 647 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tizanidine Hcl โ 123 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 120 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone โ 91 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 14 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Durham, NC (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 637. Middle half: 217 to 1,316.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 621 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,111. Middle half: 481 to 2,468.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,883 in 2020 to 1,748 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
40 Duke Medicine Cir
Durham, NC 277104000
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 4 distinct group names: Carolina Physical Therapy Associates Llc; Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc; Proactive Therapy Of North Carolina Inc and 1 more. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine
2000
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
595 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $449,589 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $353,057 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
719 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$5,146 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $130,588.64 across 20 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Royalty or License: $111,250.00 across 1 record.
- Consulting Fee: $10,500.00 across 1 record.
- Travel and Lodging: $8,171.95 across 13 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Alphatec Spine, Inc: $130,441.20 across 18 records.
- ABIOMED: $99.36 across 1 record.
- Bioventus LLC: $48.08 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
26 years (graduated 2000)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2000 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Brown has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Brown as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Durham and North Carolina
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Durham, NC (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 637. Middle half: 217 to 1,316.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 621 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,111. Middle half: 481 to 2,468.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Durham, NC (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $56,688. Middle half: $18,759 to $131,733.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 621 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $80,001. Middle half: $33,169 to $152,193.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Durham, NC (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $42,358. Middle half: $13,584 to $98,631.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 621 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $58,129. Middle half: $24,708 to $114,832.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Durham, NC (2024, 36 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 115. Middle half: 35 to 566.
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 626 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 225. Middle half: 83 to 500.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Durham, NC (2024, 36 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $624. Middle half: $85 to $5,108.
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 626 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,450. Middle half: $465 to $4,080.
79 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Durham, NC (977 in North Carolina).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Durham
13.9% of these 79 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
54.4% of these 79 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services stayed about the same: 1,883 in 2020 and 1,748 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,883
- 2021: 1,864
- 2022: 2,005
- 2023: 1,788
- 2024: 1,748
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $492,400 in 2020 and $449,589 in 2024.
- 2020: $492,400
- 2021: $473,371
- 2022: $622,601
- 2023: $459,203
- 2024: $449,589
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $388,274 in 2020 and $353,057 in 2024.
- 2020: $388,274
- 2021: $371,897
- 2022: $490,067
- 2023: $360,802
- 2024: $353,057
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 95% from 331 in 2020 to 647 in 2024.
- 2020: 331
- 2021: 484
- 2022: 730
- 2023: 688
- 2024: 647
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 88% from 382 in 2020 to 719 in 2024.
- 2020: 382
- 2021: 522
- 2022: 807
- 2023: 757
- 2024: 719
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost varied from year to year: $4,933 in 2020 and $5,146 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,933
- 2021: $5,603
- 2022: $8,213
- 2023: $6,050
- 2024: $5,146
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) varied from year to year: $143,311.99 in 2021 and $130,588.64 in 2025.
- 2021: $143,311.99
- 2022: $195,658.65
- 2023: $215,817.29
- 2024: $41,316.85
- 2025: $130,588.64
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 20 records totaling $130,588.64.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Royalty or License
Cash or cash equivalent
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $111,250.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $10,500.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $4,027.32 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $2,216.25 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $568.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $381.38 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Invictus MIS | General | $236.01 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Invictus MIS | General | $207.25 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $174.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $174.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $174.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $162.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $162.00 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $99.36 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Invictus MIS | General | $75.99 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $58.00 |
| Bioventus LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $48.08 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $25.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $25.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $25.00 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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435 | 350 | $103.00 | $52.39 |
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72100
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views
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217 | 171 | $147.73 | $35.99 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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174 | 93 | $1025.00 | $227.64 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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153 | 153 | $255.00 | $103.98 |
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72040
X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views
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148 | 121 | $90.94 | $35.99 |
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22614
Fusion of additional segment of spine
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144 | 58 | $2150.00 | $348.06 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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85 | 85 | $172.00 | $84.63 |
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22558
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc
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59 | 51 | $6253.00 | $697.36 |
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22842
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments
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58 | 58 | $6789.00 | $673.60 |
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22612
Fusion of spine in lower back
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52 | 52 | $5950.00 | $1412.05 |
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22585
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc
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48 | 33 | $2371.00 | $274.09 |
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22845
Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments
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38 | 38 | $6088.00 | $651.75 |
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22551
Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc
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36 | 36 | $9000.00 | $1544.50 |
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22552
Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc
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24 | 19 | $2500.00 | $356.48 |
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72070
X-ray of middle spine, 2 views
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18 | 17 | $145.00 | $30.28 |
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22848
Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones
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13 | 13 | $1922.00 | $311.86 |
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22600
Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach
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12 | 12 | $6004.00 | $843.31 |
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22840
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck
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12 | 12 | $6415.00 | $679.20 |
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22843
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments
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11 | 11 | $7121.00 | $733.44 |
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63015
Partial removal of spine bone with exploration and/or release of upper spinal cord or nerves, more than 2 segments
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11 | 11 | $6439.00 | $1288.47 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 123 | 3,838 | $1,364.08 | 79 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 120 | 787 | $767.53 | 95 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 91 | 542 | $164.03 | 62 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 91 | 3,514 | $1,183.65 | 30 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 35 | 517 | $85.85 | 17 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | Hydromorphone Hcl | 34 | 237 | $259.94 | 21 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 31 | 186 | $229.81 | 26 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 31 | 894 | $292.31 | โ |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 27 | 238 | $343.97 | 16 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 18 | 344 | $97.98 | 11 |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 12 | 161 | $39.88 | โ |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 12 | 392 | $120.96 | โ |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 11 | 610 | $41.22 | โ |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 11 | 510 | $154.95 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20061102000191
NC
7517901218
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
3400 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 276097317
Phone: 9196204855
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
3480 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 276097376
Phone: 9196848111
Proactive Therapy Of North Carolina Inc
2303 Wellington Dr Sw, Wilson, NC 278938620
Phone: 2522436818
Carolina Physical Therapy Associates Llc
1501 N Bickett Blvd, Louisburg, NC 275492178
Phone: 9194978414
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 277104000
Phone: 9196848111
Carolina Physical Therapy Associates Llc
1501 N Bickett Blvd, Louisburg, NC 275492178
Phone: 9194978414
Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc
320 Jake Alexander Blvd W, Salisbury, NC 281471442
Phone: 7046360052
Proactive Therapy Of North Carolina Inc
2303 Wellington Dr Sw, Wilson, NC 278938620
Phone: 2522436818
Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc
320 Jake Alexander Blvd W, Salisbury, NC 281471442
Phone: 7046360052
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated August 20, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Durham
- Dr. Dean Taylor, MD
- Daniel Mangiapani
- James Messersmith
- Dr. Sergio Mendoza Lattes, MD
- Dr. Richard Rutherford, MD
- Dr. Ralph Liebelt, MD
Mailing Address
5213 S Alston Ave
Durham, NC 277134430
Phone: 9196848111