Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout DEGNER
Benjamin C Degner, MD is a healthcare provider in Greenville, NC specialising in cardiac surgery. Benjamin trained at Wayne State University School of Medicine, graduating in 2010. Benjamin is also listed as specialising in thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic) and surgery.
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Common questions
What is Dr. Degner's specialty?
Dr. Degner is a cardiac surgeon in Greenville, NC. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “CARDIAC SURGERY”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Degner?
Dr. Degner is listed at 115 HEART DR, Greenville, NC 27834. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Degner?
The number on file is (252) 744-4400. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
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What is Dr. Degner's NPI number?
Dr. Degner's National Provider Identifier is 1497069546. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Degner's medical education?
Dr. Degner attended Wayne State University School of Medicine, graduating in 2010. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Degner been practising?
Dr. Degner has 16 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2010, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Degner known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Degner performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft and harvest of vein using an endoscope; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of chest, 2 views, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Has Dr. Degner confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Degner. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (252) 744-4400
- Email not available
Practice Locations
115 HEART DR
Greenville, NC 27834
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
446 services · 415 patients · 15 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
38 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Procedure | 33533 |
25 |
| Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Procedure | 33508 |
25 |
| Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Procedure | 33518 |
15 |
| Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | Procedure | 33517 |
11 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | Imaging | 71046 |
16 |
| Blood creatinine level | Lab test | 82565 |
112 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
58 |
| Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | Lab test | 80053 |
39 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99203 |
32 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other cardiac surgeons at this location 2
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Wayne State University School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2010 at Wayne State University School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in NC who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.