Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Betty Caroline Tong, MD

Individual provider Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · NPI 1871750406

Dr. Betty Caroline Tong, MD practises Thoracic Surgery in Durham, North Carolina. Graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1999, 27 years ago. Practices with Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc, a 3,094-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in North Carolina.

Years since qualifying
27
Trained at
Duke University School of Medicine
Licensed in
NC
In the registry since
2008
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

Duke South Rm 3589
Durham, NC 27710-0001 Not confirmed with CMS for 18 years — call before visiting
Phone: (919) 684-4891
Fax: (919) 684-8508
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Specialties & licences

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208G00000X · Licence 2005-00975 (NC)

Record details

NPI number1871750406
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 21, 2008
Last updated in NPPESMay 21, 2008

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyTHORACIC SURGERY
Medical schoolDUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1999 (27 years in practice)
Group practice Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc — 3094 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations5 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 1–10 times
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients121
Services billed 251 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3094 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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