Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,691
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 793
- Part D claims, 2024
- 268
- Publications
- 26
- Clinical trials
- 3
- Practice address
- 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
- Practice phone
- Call (919) 684-8111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu is an ophthalmologist in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Mettu practices at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University.
Dr. Mettu's NPI, 1508023284, was assigned on May 20, 2008. Dr. Mettu graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Mettu holds North Carolina license 2009-00557.
- NPI
- 1508023284NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4082765995
- NPI enumeration date
- May 20, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 47
- Medical school graduation
- 2005
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu practices at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Mettu's primary practice is Duke University Hospital, at 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705 in Durham County. The practice phone is (919) 684-8111.
- Duke University Hospital2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705 · Durham CountyPhone(919) 684-8111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Mettu's primary practice is Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University. Dr. Mettu is also affiliated with Duke Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is Duke Health Integrated Practice. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mettu to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Mettu practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu is one of 552 ophthalmologists in North Carolina
Ophthalmology is Dr. Mettu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Mettu is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, North CarolinaPrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Mettu
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Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu billed Medicare for 6,691 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,691 Medicare services from Dr. Mettu across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 793 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $340,909 for them.
Dr. Mettu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4,3782024: 4,91612%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,6692024: 1,669No change
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 78
- Imaging
- 2023: 402024: 2830%
Where Dr. Mettu's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,02275%
- In a facility1,66925%
Dr. Mettu compared with the North Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Mettu
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 6,691vs 1,7013.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 793vs 56640% above
- Part D claims
- 220vs 62065% below
Medians across 580 ophthalmologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Mettu'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. Priyatham S. Mettu treated 793 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 793 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mettu in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 330 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.53, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Mettu's median patient age at 79, with 61% women.
Dr. Mettu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Mettu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women48461%
- Men30939%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Mettu's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol74%
- Arthritis50%
- Diabetes38%
- Chronic kidney disease30%
- Ischemic heart disease30%
- Osteoporosis22%
- Atrial fibrillation21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Mettu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 79
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu wrote 268 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Mettu wrote 268 Medicare Part D claims for 81 patients. 69% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 220 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,323 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 184 claims across 5 drugs.
Dr. Mettu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic184 claims69%
- Brand-name84 claims31%
Dr. Mettu'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: 1842024: 22020%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 5 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
How Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu takes part in Medicare
Dr. Mettu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu has 26 publications on record
Dmand AI links 26 papers to Dr. Mettu, published from 2012 to 2025. 2012 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Tomography, Optical Coherence, Macular Degeneration and Fluorescein Angiography. Dr. Mettu has published most often in Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. Dr. Mettu's most frequent co-authors are Michael John Allingham, MD, PhD, Cynthia A. Toth, MD and Pratap Challa, MD.
Dr. Mettu's papers by year, 2012 to 2025
Topics Dr. Mettu writes about most
- Tomography, Optical Coherence
- Macular Degeneration
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Aldosterone
- Algorithms
- Blotting, Western
- Choroidal Neovascularization
- Disease Models, Animal
Dr. Mettu's most frequent co-authors
- Michael John Allingham, MD, PhD9 shared papers
- Cynthia A. Toth, MD3 shared papers
- Pratap Challa, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Mettu
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu has worked on 3 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Mettu to 3 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration and Retinal Vein Occlusion. Duke University sponsors the most, 3.
Conditions in Dr. Mettu's trials
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Macular Degeneration
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Diabetic Angiopathies
- Retinal Degeneration
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Mettu
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Mettu
Spectral Domain-Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Retinal Diseases (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu received $112,092 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 62 general payments to Dr. Mettu from 14 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Astellas Pharma Global Development paid the most, $94,300. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $4,100 in 2023.
General payments to Dr. Mettu by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Mettu by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Consulting fees$103,45092%
- Honoraria$4,8004%
- Food and beverage$2,7732%
- Travel and lodging$6221%
- Speaker and faculty fees$4470%
Companies that paid Dr. Mettu the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu graduated from Duke University School of Medicine
Dr. Mettu graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2005.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu'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 | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (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. Priyatham S. Mettu's NPI number?
Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu's NPI number is 1508023284. It was assigned on May 20, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu?
Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu is an ophthalmologist in Durham, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu practice?
Dr. Mettu practices at 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705. Dr. Mettu's primary practice is Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mettu to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Mettu is (919) 684-8111.
What is Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu's medical license number?
Dr. Mettu holds North Carolina license 2009-00557.
Which hospitals is Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu affiliated with?
Dr. Mettu practices at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Mettu is also affiliated with Duke Regional Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Mettu to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu part of?
Dr. Mettu is linked to Duke Health Integrated Practice.
Does Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Mettu billed Medicare for 6,691 services in 2024, and Dr. Mettu accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu see?
CMS counts 793 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mettu in 2024, with an average age of 78.
What services does Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Mettu's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92134), surgery: eye (67028) and eye exam or test (92014).
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Where did Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu go to medical school?
Dr. Mettu graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2005.
What drugs does Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Mettu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Ketorolac Tromethamine.
Has Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $112,092 in general payments to Dr. Mettu from 14 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma Global Development.
How long has Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu been practicing?
Dr. Mettu graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.
Does Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu do research?
Dmand AI links 26 publications to Dr. Mettu, published from 2012 to 2025. Dr. Mettu has worked on 3 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu publish with?
Dr. Mettu's most frequent co-authors are Michael John Allingham, MD, PhD (9 shared papers), Cynthia A. Toth, MD (3 shared papers) and Pratap Challa, MD (2 shared papers).
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