Betty Caroline Tong, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Durham, NC
Betty Caroline Tong, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1871750406, issued on May 21, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2005-00975, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Betty Caroline Tong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 2005-00975 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Duke South RM 3589, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 684-4891
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 684-8508
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090618000352); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Betty Caroline Tong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2005-00975Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Betty Caroline Tong among 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina
Betty Caroline Tong, M.D. is one of 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1998 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina.
All 157 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stafford BaldersonDurham, NC 277101801966635
- Kaitlin Bevers, MDDurham, NC 277101437578473
- Thomas D'Amico, M.D.Durham, NC 277101023171899
- Jeffrey Gaca, MDDurham, NC 277101821260431
- Herbert Lyerly, M.D.Durham, NC 277101427111202
- Charles Murphy, M.D.Durham, NC 277101770546772
- Gustavo Parrilla, MDDurham, NC 277101174872931
- Kunal Patel, MD, PHDDurham, NC 277101447698642
Common questions
What is Betty Caroline Tong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Betty Caroline Tong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871750406, issued on May 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Betty Caroline Tong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Duke South RM 3589, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 684-4891. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Betty Caroline Tong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2005-00975, 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.
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.