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Dr. Byron Charles Branch, MD
NPI1801039052PAC ID6103119649
- Medicare services, 2024
- 482
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 278
- Part D claims, 2024
- 177
- Publications
- 4
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 1822 Brunswick Ave., Charlotte, NC 28211
- Practice phone
- Call (704) 831-4400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Carolina Center for Specialty Surgery
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Charlotte, North Carolina
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Dr. Byron Charles Branch is a neurosurgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Branch practices at Carolina Center for Specialty Surgery in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Branch's NPI, 1801039052, was assigned on April 16, 2009. Dr. Branch graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Branch holds North Carolina license 2015-02384.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1801039052NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6103119649
- NPI enumeration date
- April 16, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (704) 831-4400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Byron Charles Branch practices at Carolina Center for Specialty Surgery in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Branch's primary practice is Carolina Center for Specialty Surgery, at 1822 Brunswick Ave., Charlotte, NC 28211. The practice phone is (704) 831-4400.
- Carolina Center for Specialty Surgery1822 Brunswick Ave., Charlotte, NC 28211Phone(704) 831-4400
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Byron Charles Branch is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Branch's primary practice is Carolina Center for Specialty Surgery in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Branch is also affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. The medical group on file is Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Branch to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Carolina Center for Specialty SurgeryPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Byron Charles Branch's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Branch practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Carolina Center for Specialty Surgery | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Byron Charles Branch is one of 210 neurosurgeons in North Carolina
Neurological surgery is Dr. Branch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Branch is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Branch
Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Byron Charles Branch billed Medicare for 482 services in 2024
CMS data shows 482 Medicare services from Dr. Branch across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 278 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $56,443 for them.
Medicare services, 2024482
Medicare patients278
Paid by Medicare$56,443
Procedure codes15
Dr. Branch's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2122024: 2319%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1152024: 19670%
- Surgery
- 2023: 452024: 5522%
Where Dr. Branch's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office42789%
- In a facility5511%
Dr. Branch compared with the North Carolina median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Branch
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 482vs 2352.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 278vs 15777% above
- Part D claims
- 141vs 423.4 times
Medians across 195 neurosurgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Branch's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Byron Charles Branch treated 278 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 278 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Branch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 140 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Branch's median patient age at 70, with 53% women.
Medicare patients, 2024278
Average age73
Average risk score1.27
Also on Medicaid10%
Dr. Branch's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Branch's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13247%
- Men14653%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Branch's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders36%
- Diabetes34%
- Anxiety32%
- Depression32%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Branch's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Byron Charles Branch wrote 177 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Branch wrote 177 Medicare Part D claims for 108 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 141 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,487 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 125 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024177
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$1,487
Part D patients108
Dr. Branch's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1252024: 14113%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Byron Charles Branch scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Branch for performance year 2024, reported individually. CMS counts 36 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Branch, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
Dr. Branch's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Branch ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 66th percentile75 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 67th percentile36 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Byron Charles Branch has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Branch, published from 2014 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Lumbar Vertebrae, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Branch's most frequent co-authors are Tim Eugene Adamson, MD, Christopher Michael Holland, MD, PhD and Paul K. Kim, MD.
Papers4
Years published2014 to 2023
Dr. Branch's papers by year, 2014 to 2023
Topics Dr. Branch writes about most
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
- Spinal Fusion
Dr. Branch's most frequent co-authors
- Tim Eugene Adamson, MD2 shared papers
- Christopher Michael Holland, MD, PhD2 shared papers
- Paul K. Kim, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Branch
Enhanced Recovery After SurgeryLumbar VertebraeMinimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Byron Charles Branch has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Branch to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting.
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Branch
- Peter Gravel Campbell, MD1 shared trial
- David A. Cavanaugh, MD1 shared trial
- Domagoj Coric, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Branch
3Spine Lumbar Fusion Real World Evidence Study (opens in a new tab)
Active, not recruiting
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Byron Charles Branch received $88,476 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 241 general payments to Dr. Branch from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $39,647.
General payments to Dr. Branch by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Branch by kind, 2016 to 2025
$88.5Kin total
- Consulting fees$63,21471%
- Travel and lodging$15,01217%
- Food and beverage$7,1908%
- Speaker and faculty fees$3,0603%
Companies that paid Dr. Branch the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Byron Charles Branch graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Dr. Branch graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2009.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Byron Charles Branch's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Byron Charles Branch's NPI number?
Dr. Byron Charles Branch's NPI number is 1801039052. It was assigned on April 16, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Byron Charles Branch?
Dr. Byron Charles Branch is a neurosurgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Byron Charles Branch practice?
Dr. Branch practices at 1822 Brunswick Ave., Charlotte, NC 28211. Dr. Branch's primary practice is Carolina Center for Specialty Surgery in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Branch to 3 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Byron Charles Branch's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Branch is (704) 831-4400.
What is Dr. Byron Charles Branch's medical license number?
Dr. Branch holds North Carolina license 2015-02384.
Which hospitals is Dr. Byron Charles Branch affiliated with?
Dr. Branch is affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Branch to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Byron Charles Branch part of?
Dr. Branch is linked to Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Branch to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Byron Charles Branch accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Branch billed Medicare for 482 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Byron Charles Branch's MIPS score?
Dr. Branch's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Byron Charles Branch see?
CMS counts 278 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Branch in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Byron Charles Branch bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Branch's most billed Medicare services were diagnostic imaging (72148), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99215).
Where did Dr. Byron Charles Branch go to medical school?
Dr. Branch graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2009.
What drugs does Dr. Byron Charles Branch prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Branch's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methylprednisolone, Methocarbamol and Cyclobenzaprine HCl.
Has Dr. Byron Charles Branch received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $88,476 in general payments to Dr. Branch from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
How long has Dr. Byron Charles Branch been practicing?
Dr. Branch graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
Does Dr. Byron Charles Branch do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Branch, published from 2014 to 2023. Dr. Branch has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Byron Charles Branch publish with?
Dr. Branch's most frequent co-authors are Tim Eugene Adamson, MD (2 shared papers), Christopher Michael Holland, MD, PhD (2 shared papers) and Paul K. Kim, MD (2 shared papers).
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