Dr. Robert B. Preli, MD
Interventional Cardiology (Interventional Cardiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1999)
- Years since graduation
- 27
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 598
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1999Medical school: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Interventional Cardiology Physician primary
NC license 200001251 -
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NC license 200001251 -
Internal Medicine Physician
NC license 200001251
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-Salem, NC
- Ashe Memorial Hospital Jefferson, NC
Medical groups
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLC (2,430 clinicians)
- Forsyth Memorial Hospital Inc (620 clinicians)
- American Healthcare Systems LLC (68 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 598
- Services billed
- 1,288
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 299 | 292 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 102 | 100 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 97 | 96 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 73 | 65 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 59 | 43 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 50 | 50 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 45 | 45 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 44 | 44 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 44 | 44 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 44 | 44 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 20 companies reported 53 payments worth $2,074 in total to this clinician.
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,444 |
|---|---|
| Abiomed | $126 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $78.34 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $62.11 |
| Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $56.06 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $44.14 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | $27.53 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $27.28 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,156 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $918 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories Dec 4, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $597 |
| Abbott Laboratories Nov 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $251 |
| Abbott Laboratories Dec 3, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $61.51 |
| Abbott Laboratories Dec 4, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $9.02 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.