Physician Profile
Linda C. Cendales, M.D. practices plastic and reconstructive surgery in Durham, NC. Linda is also listed as specializing in surgery and plastic surgery. Medicare claims data shows Linda provided 426 services to 291 patients. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, and new patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396937561.
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40 DUKE MEDICINE CIR
Durham, NC 27710
Within Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
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Body
Body contouring
Breast
Congenital
Cosmetic
Face and Ears
Face and Eyes
Face and Neck
Facial aesthetics
Hand & wrist
Hand and Extremities
Intimate Surgery
Pain & nerve
Pediatric & craniofacial
Reconstructive
Skin
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Skin Cancer and Lesions
Wound care
Most searched procedures
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Body contouring
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Face
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Hand & wrist
Hand and Extremities
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426 services · 291 patients · 12 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection into tendon or ligament | Procedure | 20550 |
32 | More often than most peers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Procedure | 20600 |
21 | As often as other peers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | Procedure | 20550 |
21 | More often than most peers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Procedure | 20600 |
15 | As often as other peers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Drug given | J3301 |
76 | As often as other peers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
80 | More often than most peers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
41 | More than most peers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
36 | More often than most peers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
32 | More often than most peers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
31 | More than most peers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Linda C. Cendales is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Durham, NC. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery”.
NPI registry
Linda C. Cendales is listed at 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (919) 684-8111. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
Linda C. Cendales's National Provider Identifier is 1396937561. 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
Linda C. Cendales attended Other, graduating in 1994. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Linda C. Cendales has 32 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1994, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
According to Medicare billing data, Linda C. Cendales performs procedures including injection into tendon or ligament and aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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