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Dr. Michael W. Dorry, M.D.

Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
12
In the NPI registry since
2014
Medicare patients seen, 2024
286

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. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2014Medical school: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  • 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

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

  • Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
    NC license 2018-02922
  • Internal Medicine Physician
    NC license 2018-02922

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Pulmonology per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
286
Services billed
740
Patients’ average age
71
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope8786
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes4338
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes3829
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes3636
Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance3428
Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe3333
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes3326
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes3030
Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes2828
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes2625

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

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter)
Other prescribers in Durham, NC
22
Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium brm/vilanterol tr)
Other prescribers in Durham, NC
19

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated August 22, 2025), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1487073755. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.