Benjamin C. Degner, MD
Surgery Physician · Greenville, NC
Benjamin C. Degner, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1497069546, issued on Jul 31, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00801, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin C. Degner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 2018-00801 NC
278967 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 115 Heart Dr, Greenville, NC 27834
- Phone
- (252) 744-4400
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2024
- Fax
- (252) 744-9004
- Medicaid ID
- 1497069546 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180726003139); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin C. Degner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-00801Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
64 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $39.24
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin C. Degner among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
Benjamin C. Degner, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 surgery physician records list a practice address in Greenville
They are 63 of the 5,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenville, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin C. Degner, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin C. Degner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497069546, issued on Jul 31, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin C. Degner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 115 Heart Dr, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 744-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin C. Degner, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00801, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin C. Degner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin C. Degner, MD had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin C. Degner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.