Dr. Caroline Dorothea Ames, MD

Dr. Ames practices at Vidant Medical Group in Tarboro, North Carolina.

Dr. Ames' NPI, 1699861096, was assigned on October 4, 2006. Dr. Ames graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1998. Dr. Ames holds North Carolina license 200700994.

Dr. Ames' primary practice is Vidant Medical Group, at 101 Clinic Dr, Tarboro, NC 27886 in Edgecombe County. The practice phone is (252) 847-2181.

Dr. Ames' primary practice is Vidant Medical Group in Tarboro, North Carolina. Dr. Ames is also affiliated with ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital. The medical group on file is ECU Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ames to 1 more hospital, 2 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. Ames practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Ames' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Ames is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ames' licenses on file in 3 states: North Carolina, New York and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease, prostate cancer, testicular dysfunction and urinary endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Ames treats.

CMS data shows 1,821 Medicare services from Dr. Ames across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 316 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $78,950 for them.

CMS counts 316 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ames in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 132 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ames' median patient age at 72, with 28% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ames wrote 2,062 Medicare Part D claims for 454 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,953 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $95,440 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,079 claims across 26 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Ames for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Ames accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ames as offering telehealth.

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 29 papers to Dr. Ames, published from 2005 to 2008. The most frequent topics are Laparoscopy, Swine and Equipment Design. Dr. Ames has published most often in Urology. Dr. Ames' most frequent co-authors are Jaime Landman, MD, Kyle Jones Weld, MD and Sam B. Bhayani, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 54 general payments to Dr. Ames from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $253.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Ames, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Ames graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1998. Dr. Ames is a member of ACS.

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