Dr. Benjamin C. Degner, MD

Dr. Degner practices at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina.

Dr. Degner's NPI, 1497069546, was assigned on July 31, 2010. Dr. Degner graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Degner holds North Carolina license 2018-00801.

Dr. Degner's primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center, at 2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834 in Pitt County. The practice phone is (252) 847-4100.

Dr. Degner's primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina. The medical group on file is ECU Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Degner to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Degner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Degner is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Degner's licenses on file in 3 states: North Carolina, New York and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery among the conditions Dr. Degner treats.

CMS data shows 446 Medicare services from Dr. Degner across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 214 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,244 for them.

CMS counts 214 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Degner in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 108 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Degner's median patient age at 72, with 31% women.

In 2024, Dr. Degner wrote 64 Medicare Part D claims for 31 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $14 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Degner for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Degner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 25 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Degner, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Degner, published from 2011 to 2022. 2017 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic, Aortic Dissection and Academic Medical Centers. Dr. Degner has published most often in J Card Surg. Dr. Degner's most frequent co-authors are Michael John Bates, MD, Leonard N. Girardi, MD and Shahab A. Akhter, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Degner from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Artivion, Inc. paid the most, $1,461.

Dr. Degner graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 2010.

Dr. Degner is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.