Dr. Benjamin C. Degner, MD
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Wayne State University School of Medicine (2010)
- Years since graduation
- 16
- In the NPI registry since
- 2010
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 214
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
- 2010Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
- 2010Registered 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
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Surgery Physician primary
NC license 2018-00801 -
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
NY license 278967
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Ecu Health Medical Center Greenville, NC
Medical groups
- East Carolina University (499 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
- 214
- Services billed
- 515
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Blood creatinine level | 46 | 46 |
| Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | 38 | 29 |
| Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | 34 | 25 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 33 | 33 |
| Harvest of vein using an endoscope | 31 | 31 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 20 | 16 |
| Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | 17 | 17 |
| Automated urinalysis test | 16 | 14 |
| Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 14 | 13 |
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
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Greenville, NC | 13 |
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, 2 companies reported 8 payments worth $930 in total to this clinician.
| Artivion, Inc. | $883 |
|---|---|
| Bolton Medical Inc | $47.13 |
| Travel and Lodging | $628 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $302 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Artivion, Inc. Jun 27, 2025 | Travel and Lodging AMDS-Ascyrus Medical · Cardiovascular and vascular surgery · travel to Washington, DC · in-kind | $249 |
| Artivion, Inc. May 30, 2025 | Travel and Lodging AMDS-Ascyrus Medical · Cardiovascular and vascular surgery · travel to Fort Lauderdale, FL · in-kind | $209 |
| Artivion, Inc. Jun 26, 2025 | Travel and Lodging AMDS-Ascyrus Medical · Cardiovascular and vascular surgery · travel to Raleigh, NC · in-kind | $169 |
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $5,000 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- PANTHER
Bolton Medical Inc
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.