Dr. Robert J. Optican, MD
Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Washington University School of Medicine (1988)
- Years since graduation
- 38
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 2,611
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
- 1988Medical school: Washington 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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Diagnostic Radiology Physician primary
NC license 35243 · TN license 25706
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Duke University Hospital Durham, NC
- Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, NC
- Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, the Greensboro, NC
- Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA
Medical groups
- Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc (3,185 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
- 2,611
- Services billed
- 4,159
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 1,212 | 1,075 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 1,038 | 740 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 753 | 713 |
| Ct scan of chest without contrast | 622 | 594 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 314 | 305 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 141 | 133 |
| Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening | 93 | 93 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 91 | 88 |
| Ct scan of heart structure with contrast | 31 | 31 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 27 | 27 |
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.