Jennifer Perna
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Durham, NC
Jennifer Perna is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1568545721, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 102679, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer Perna
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 102679 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Duke University Medical Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 620-4467
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091214000164); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at Duke University Medical Ctr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jennifer Perna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 102679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate16 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,589.26
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Maquet Cardiovascular L.L.C. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- 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).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina
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- John Alexander, MDFayetteville, NC1922019777
- Leon Alexander, M.D.Charlotte, NC1316047582
- Carlos Anciano Granadillo, M.D.Greenville, NC1154563906
- Curtis Anderson, MDRaleigh, NC1801870357
- David Andrews, MDCharlotte, NC1487637187
- Alvan Atkinson, MDRaleigh, NC1891705240
- Stafford BaldersonDurham, NC1801966635
- Yaron Barac, M.D, PH.DWinston Salem, NC1356894810
Common questions
What is Jennifer Perna's NPI number?
Jennifer Perna's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568545721, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer Perna located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Duke University Medical Ctr, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 620-4467. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer Perna's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 102679, 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 Jennifer Perna prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jennifer Perna had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.