Dr. Thomas Spencer Skelton, MD

Dr. Skelton practices at Carolinaeast Physicians in New Bern, North Carolina.

Dr. Skelton's NPI, 1083866677, was assigned on October 15, 2008. Dr. Skelton graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2007. Dr. Skelton's North Carolina license number on file is 2020-03863.

Dr. Skelton's primary practice is Carolinaeast Physicians, at 701 Newman Rd, New Bern, NC 28562 in Craven County. The practice phone is (252) 633-2081.

Dr. Skelton's primary practice is Carolinaeast Physicians in New Bern, North Carolina. Dr. Skelton is also affiliated with CarolinaEast Medical Center. The medical group on file is CarolinaEast Heart Center, New Bern. Dmand AI also links Dr. Skelton to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Skelton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Skelton is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Skelton's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Texas.

Dmand AI lists appendectomy, colonoscopy, colon removal, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids and intestinal or bowel obstruction among the conditions Dr. Skelton treats.

CMS data shows 458 Medicare services from Dr. Skelton across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 212 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,499 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 212 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Skelton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 103 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Skelton's median patient age at 71, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Skelton wrote 102 Medicare Part D claims for 55 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 55 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $962 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 60 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 73 out of 100 for Dr. Skelton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Skelton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 58 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Skelton, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Skelton, published from 2009 to 2013. The most frequent topics are Heart Transplantation, Transplantation Tolerance and Cyclosporine. Dr. Skelton's most frequent co-authors are Salmaan N. Ahmed, MD, Naifa L. Busaidy, MD and Elizabeth Gardner Grubbs, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 104 general payments to Dr. Skelton from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,689.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Skelton, most recently Fellow American Society Colon and Rectal Surgery, FASCRS in 2018.

Dr. Skelton graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2007. Dr. Skelton is a member of ACS.

Dr. Skelton is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.