Dr. Derek Ayers, D.O.
Psychiatry (Psychiatry Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 13
- In the NPI registry since
- 2013
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 23
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
- 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Psychiatry Physician primary
NC license 2015-00185 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLC (2,430 clinicians)
- Hilton Head Regional Physician Group LLC (113 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
- 23
- Services billed
- 78
- Patients’ average age
- 50
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | 54 | 48 |
| Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor | 44 | 41 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 24 | 18 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 20 | 15 |
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | 18 | 17 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 11 | 11 |
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.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 2 payments worth $78.74 in total to this clinician.
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $78.74 |
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| Food and Beverage | $78.74 |
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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.