Dr. Linda Carime Cendales, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 426
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 145
- Publications
- 48
- Clinical trials
- 3
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
- Practice phone
- Call (919) 684-8111
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Linda Carime Cendales is a plastic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Cendales practices at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University.
Dr. Cendales' NPI, 1396937561, was assigned on August 13, 2007. Dr. Cendales graduated from Autonomous Metropolitan University Xochimilco in 1994. Dr. Cendales holds North Carolina license 2014-01943.
- NPI
- 1396937561NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5092873588
- NPI enumeration date
- August 13, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Linda Carime Cendales practices at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Cendales' 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. Linda Carime Cendales is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Cendales' primary practice is Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University. The medical group on file is Duke Health Integrated Practice. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cendales to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, 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. Linda Carime Cendales' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cendales practices, 4 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 |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Linda Carime Cendales is one of 137 plastic surgeons in North Carolina
Plastic surgery is Dr. Cendales' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Cendales' licenses on file in 3 states: North Carolina, Georgia and District of Columbia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
- Georgia license
- Surgery, District of Columbia
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Linda Carime Cendales billed Medicare for 426 services in 2024
CMS data shows 426 Medicare services from Dr. Cendales across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 145 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $21,580 for them.
Dr. Cendales' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1602024: 21031%
- Surgery
- 2023: 592024: 8951%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 912024: 7616%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 51
Where Dr. Cendales' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office19646%
- In a facility23054%
Dr. Cendales compared with the North Carolina median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Cendales
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 426vs 666.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 145vs 652.2 times
Medians across 120 plastic surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cendales' 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. Linda Carime Cendales treated 145 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 145 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cendales in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 70 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.66, 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. Cendales' median patient age at 67, with 55% women.
Dr. Cendales' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cendales' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8257%
- Men6343%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cendales' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol69%
- Arthritis67%
- Diabetes30%
- Anxiety29%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Mood disorders28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cendales' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Linda Carime Cendales offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Cendales accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cendales as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Linda Carime Cendales has 48 publications on record
Dmand AI links 48 papers to Dr. Cendales, published from 2012 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Graft Rejection, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation and Transplantation, Homologous. Dr. Cendales has published most often in Am J Transplant. Dr. Cendales' most frequent co-authors are David Erwin Kleiner, MD, PhD, Allan D. Kirk, MD and Javier Hernandez, MD.
Dr. Cendales' papers by year, 2012 to 2024
Topics Dr. Cendales writes about most
- Graft Rejection
- Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
- Transplantation, Homologous
- Graft Survival
- Kidney Transplantation
- Composite Tissue Allografts
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Tissue and Organ Procurement
Dr. Cendales' most frequent co-authors
- David Erwin Kleiner, MD, PhD7 shared papers
- Allan D. Kirk, MD6 shared papers
- Javier Hernandez, MD4 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Cendales
Curr Opin Organ Transplant
Am J Transplant
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Linda Carime Cendales has worked on 3 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Cendales to 3 clinical trials. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Hernia, Abdominal and Hernia.
Conditions in Dr. Cendales' trials
- Hernia, Abdominal
- Hernia
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Cendales
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Linda Carime Cendales received $11,064 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Cendales from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 50% of the total. One Lambda, Inc. paid the most, $4,987.
General payments to Dr. Cendales by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cendales by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,58150%
- Travel and lodging$5,48350%
Companies that paid Dr. Cendales 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. Linda Carime Cendales graduated from Autonomous Metropolitan University Xochimilco
Dr. Cendales graduated from Autonomous Metropolitan University Xochimilco in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Linda Carime Cendales accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Cendales is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Cendales accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- Medicare10
- HMO9
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Linda Carime Cendales'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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (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 |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Linda Carime Cendales' NPI number?
Dr. Linda Carime Cendales' NPI number is 1396937561. It was assigned on August 13, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Linda Carime Cendales?
Dr. Linda Carime Cendales is a plastic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. Linda Carime Cendales practice?
Dr. Cendales practices at 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705. Dr. Cendales' primary practice is Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cendales to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Linda Carime Cendales' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cendales is (919) 684-8111.
What is Dr. Linda Carime Cendales' medical license number?
Dr. Cendales holds North Carolina license 2014-01943, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Linda Carime Cendales been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cendales in North Carolina (2014 to 2026), Georgia (2008 to 2027) and District of Columbia (2007 to 2026).
Which hospitals is Dr. Linda Carime Cendales affiliated with?
Dr. Cendales practices at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina.
What medical group is Dr. Linda Carime Cendales part of?
Dr. Cendales is linked to Duke Health Integrated Practice. Dmand AI links Dr. Cendales to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Linda Carime Cendales accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cendales billed Medicare for 426 services in 2024, and Dr. Cendales accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Linda Carime Cendales offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cendales as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Linda Carime Cendales see?
CMS counts 145 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cendales in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Linda Carime Cendales bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cendales' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), injected or infused drug (J3301) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Linda Carime Cendales go to medical school?
Dr. Cendales graduated from Autonomous Metropolitan University Xochimilco in 1994.
Has Dr. Linda Carime Cendales received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $11,064 in general payments to Dr. Cendales from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from One Lambda, Inc.
How long has Dr. Linda Carime Cendales been practicing?
Dr. Cendales graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
Does Dr. Linda Carime Cendales do research?
Dmand AI links 48 publications to Dr. Cendales, published from 2012 to 2024. Dr. Cendales has worked on 3 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Linda Carime Cendales publish with?
Dr. Cendales' most frequent co-authors are David Erwin Kleiner, MD, PhD (7 shared papers), Allan D. Kirk, MD (6 shared papers) and Javier Hernandez, MD (4 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Linda Carime Cendales accept?
Dr. Cendales is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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