Highest-Volume Wound Debridement — Subcutaneous Surgeons in North Carolina (2026 update)
258 North Carolina providers billed Medicare for Wound Debridement — Subcutaneous (CPT 11042) in 2024. The top 10 by case volume are below — the full ranked list, CSV export and competitor-payment intel are available with a DocVol subscription ($199/mo, cancel anytime).
Database refreshed July 2026Live NPPES registryⓘ sources
| # | Surgeon | Location | Medicare cases (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durman Moose, MD | Charlotte, NC | 1,143 |
| 2 | Alan Keys, M.D. | North Wilkesboro, NC | 981 |
| 3 | Brad Bissell, MD | Monroe, NC | 864 |
| 4 | Peter Tucich, MD | Pinehurst, NC | 779 |
| 5 | Avery Wright - Yowell, D.O. | Greensboro, NC | 623 |
| 6 | Christopher Young, DPM | Wilmington, NC | 608 |
| 7 | Steven Ferguson, MD | Powellsville, NC | 552 |
| 8 | Laura Bernstein | Goldsboro, NC | 543 |
| 9 | Walter Burns, MD | Durham, NC | 535 |
| 10 | Brendan Michel, M.D. | Rural Hall, NC | 476 |
248 more North Carolina surgeons in the full list
Plus: who already pays them (Stryker? Medtronic? Arthrex?), CSV export for your CRM, and every other state and procedure.
Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Wound Debridement — Subcutaneous in North Carolina?
- 258 North Carolina providers billed Medicare for Wound Debridement — Subcutaneous (CPT 11042) in CY2024. CMS suppresses providers with 10 or fewer Medicare patients, so the true count is somewhat higher.
- Where does this data come from?
- CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (fee-for-service Part B claims, CY2024, released May 2026) and CMS Open Payments. Both are official U.S. federal datasets.
- Does this include all of a surgeon's cases?
- No — it covers traditional Medicare only (no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or Medicaid claims). Absolute volumes undercount total practice, but the ranking of high- vs low-volume surgeons is a strong targeting signal.