Dr. Frederic E Eckhauser , MD
Surgery โข Wilmington, NC
1725 New Hanover Medical Park Dr
Wilmington, NC 284035345
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NPI assigned on June 8, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 36 Original Medicare Part B services in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2021:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 36 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Medicare Part B services went from 89 in 2018 to 36 in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2018โ2021.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1725 New Hanover Medical Park Dr
Wilmington, NC 284035345
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Baltimore, MD; Wilmington, NC. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,839 in 2021
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2021. 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, 2021.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,961 in 2021
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2021, 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, 2021.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $29.48 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Wilmington and North Carolina
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Eckhauser are from 2021.
44 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Wilmington, NC (1,172 in North Carolina).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Wilmington
13.6% of these 44 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
59.1% of these 44 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 decreased 60% from 89 in 2018 to 36 in 2021.
- 2018: 89
- 2019: 85
- 2020: 35
- 2021: 36
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 44% from $5,097 in 2018 to $2,839 in 2021.
- 2018: $5,097
- 2019: $4,997
- 2020: $1,783
- 2021: $2,839
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 50% from $3,941 in 2018 to $1,961 in 2021.
- 2018: $3,941
- 2019: $3,843
- 2020: $1,424
- 2021: $1,961
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $20.08 in 2020 to $29.48 in 2025.
- 2020: $20.08
- 2025: $29.48
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2021), 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): fewer than 11 records totaling $29.48.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $29.48 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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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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36 | 34 | $152.00 | $78.87 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2021; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-05-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Secondary Practice Locations
4940 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 212242735
Phone: 4105500400
1414 Physicians Dr
Wilmington, NC 284017335
Phone: 9107967900
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at PO BOX 936857, ATLANTA, GA 311936857 (Tel: 9106629300)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1725 NEW HANOVER MEDICAL PARK DR, WILMINGTON, NC 284035345 (Tel: 9106629300)
Registered at 1414 PHYSICIANS DR, WILMINGTON, NC 284017335 (Tel: 9107967900)
Recorded as FREDERIC ECKHAUSER, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MD D18159)
Registered at 1414 PHYSICIANS DR, WILMINGTON, NC 284017335 (Tel: 9107967900)
Registered at 1414 PHYSICIANS DR, WILMINGTON, NC 284017335 (Tel: 9107967900)
Recorded as FREDERIC ECKHAUSER, M.D.
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 4940 EASTERN AVE, BALTIMORE, MD 212242735 (Tel: 4105500400)
Registered at PO BOX 64563, BALTIMORE, MD 212644563
Recorded as FREDERICK ECKHAUSER, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MD D18159)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Dr. Elizabeth Weinberg, MD
- Dr. Kamran Goudarzi, MD
- Dr. Zachary Williams, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 936857
Atlanta, GA 311936857
Phone: 9106629300