Physician

Benjamin C Degner, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Benjamin Degner, MD (NPI: 1497069546) practices cardiac surgery in the Greenville, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Pitt, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (NPI: 1043260474; TIN: 56-6000403) and primary practice location at 27834-2818. Degner is affiliated with the Coastal Plains Network, LLC (ACO ID: A2684), participating under the MSSP model.

Degner's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 214 traditional Medicare patients, billed 515 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $85,559 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99203 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 64 prescription claims across 31 beneficiaries totaling $335 in drug costs, led by Prednisone (Prednisone). 2023 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $9,839. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $40,881 and ending at $85,559. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $230 and ending at $335. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$67K$134K2018 Medicare payment: $40,881 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $133,695 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $79,088 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $101,840 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $84,890 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $87,938 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $85,559 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
201842122$40,881
2019111441$133,695
202064131$79,088
202182170$101,840
202272243$84,890
202398349$87,938
2024214515$85,559

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$2.4K$4.7K2016 Drug cost: $230 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $64 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $887 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $4,715 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $564 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $3,830 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,796 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $335 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/R11$230
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/R13$64
20193071$887
20203370$4,715
20213879$564
202246110$3,830
20233354$1,796
20243164$335

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$362$7242023 Medicare payment: $724 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
20231111$724
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more3232$89
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more5658$66
33508Harvest of vein using an endoscope2525$12
80053Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals3039$10
82565Blood creatinine level111112$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
PrednisonePrednisone1313$14

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.2$39Abbott Laboratories
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.2$9,800Bolton Medical Inc
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Benjamin C. Degner, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Benjamin C. Degner, MD (NPI 1497069546), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Benjamin C. Degner, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Benjamin C. Degner, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Coastal Plains Network, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A2684).

What billing organization is linked to Benjamin C. Degner, MD?

Benjamin C. Degner, MD is linked to EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (billing NPI 1043260474) in the available physician profile data.

Does Benjamin C. Degner, MD have Open Payments data?

Benjamin C. Degner, MD has 4 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.