Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre, MD

  • Bolivia, NC
  • General surgeon
NPI1710963475PAC ID2668363730
Medicare services, 2024
657
Medicare patients, 2024
428
Part D claims, 2024
361
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$891
Practice address
584 Hospital NE Dr, Bolivia, NC 28422
Practice phone
Call (910) 721-4050
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Primary practice

Novant Health Brunswick OB/GYN & Midwifery

Bolivia, North Carolina

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Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre is a general surgeon in Bolivia, North Carolina

Dr. Desandre practices at Novant Health Brunswick OB/GYN & Midwifery in Bolivia, North Carolina.

Dr. Desandre's NPI, 1710963475, was assigned on December 15, 2005. Dr. Desandre holds North Carolina license 9801631.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2668363730
NPI enumeration date
December 15, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(910) 721-4050
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
71
Medical school graduation
1981

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre practices at Novant Health Brunswick OB/GYN & Midwifery in Bolivia, North Carolina

Dr. Desandre's primary practice is Novant Health Brunswick OB/GYN & Midwifery, at 584 Hospital NE Dr, Bolivia, NC 28422 in Brunswick County. The practice phone is (910) 721-4050.

  • Novant Health Brunswick OB/GYN & Midwifery
    584 Hospital NE Dr, Bolivia, NC 28422 · Brunswick CountyPhone(910) 721-4050

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Desandre's primary practice is Novant Health Brunswick OB/GYN & Midwifery in Bolivia, North Carolina. Dr. Desandre is also affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Novant Health Indian Land Primary Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desandre to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desandre practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Novant Health Brunswick OB/GYN & MidwiferyAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre is one of 1,053 general surgeons in North Carolina

Surgery is Dr. Desandre's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Desandre's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and South Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 9801631 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • South Carolina licenseLicense 20712

General surgeons near Dr. Desandre

Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,053general surgeons in North Carolina
4general surgeons in Bolivia

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre billed Medicare for 657 services in 2024

CMS data shows 657 Medicare services from Dr. Desandre across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 428 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,047 for them.

Medicare services, 2024657
Medicare patients428
Paid by Medicare$59,047
Procedure codes14

Dr. Desandre's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4582024: 33527%
Surgery
2023: 1912024: 16812%
Other services
2023: 822024: 9516%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 47
Imaging
2023: 132024: 128%

Where Dr. Desandre's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office33050%
  • In a facility32750%

Dr. Desandre compared with the North Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Desandre
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
657vs 1514.4 times
Medicare patients
428vs 1153.7 times
Part D claims
242vs 415.9 times

Medians across 950 general surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Desandre'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. Adolfo Richard Desandre treated 428 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 428 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desandre in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 244 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Desandre's median patient age at 71, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024428
Average age73
Average risk score1.05
Also on Medicaid3%

Dr. Desandre's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Desandre's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women21851%
  • Men21049%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Desandre's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure70%
  3. Arthritis51%
  4. Diabetes25%
  5. Ischemic heart disease24%
  6. Cancer23%
  7. Anxiety22%
  8. Mood disorders21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Desandre's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre wrote 361 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Desandre wrote 361 Medicare Part D claims for 150 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 242 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,578 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 328 claims across 11 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024361
Drugs named by CMS8
Total drug cost$1,578
Part D patients150

Dr. Desandre's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic336 claims93%
  • Brand-name25 claims7%

Dr. Desandre'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Desandre's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids22%81 of 361 claims
  • Antibiotics17%63 of 361 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3282024: 24226%

Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 11 in 2023.

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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. Adolfo Richard Desandre ranks in the 69th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Dr. Desandre accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 63 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Desandre, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Desandre ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
69th percentile63 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
58th percentile36 procedures

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Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 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. Adolfo Richard Desandre received $891 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Desandre from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Covidien LP paid the most, $609.

General payments to Dr. Desandre by program year, 2016 to 2022

General payments to Dr. Desandre by kind, 2016 to 2022

$891in total
  • Food and beverage$47053%
  • Travel and lodging$42147%

Companies that paid Dr. Desandre the most, 2016 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre's NPI number?

Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre's NPI number is 1710963475. It was assigned on December 15, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre?

Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre is a general surgeon in Bolivia, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre practice?

Dr. Desandre practices at 584 Hospital NE Dr, Bolivia, NC 28422. Dr. Desandre's primary practice is Novant Health Brunswick OB/GYN & Midwifery in Bolivia, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desandre to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Desandre is (910) 721-4050.

What is Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre's medical license number?

Dr. Desandre holds North Carolina license 9801631, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Desandre in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Which hospitals is Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre affiliated with?

Dr. Desandre is affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Desandre to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre part of?

Dr. Desandre is linked to Novant Health Indian Land Primary Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Desandre to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Desandre billed Medicare for 657 services in 2024, and Dr. Desandre accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre see?

CMS counts 428 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desandre in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Desandre's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: digestive system (45384) and medicare service (G0105).

What drugs does Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Desandre's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Metoclopramide HCl and Omeprazole.

Has Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $891 in general payments to Dr. Desandre from 6 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Covidien LP.

How long has Dr. Adolfo Richard Desandre been practicing?

Dr. Desandre graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.

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