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Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD

Accepting New Patients

(287 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

Baylor College of Medicine (2004)

170 Manning Drive Cb 7060
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 843-6620

Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD is a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD is affiliated with Duke Health and DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC.

Office Locations

170 Manning Drive Cb 7060
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 843-6620

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Duke Health

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 613-0444

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	173
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	15
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	117
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
doctor visit	147
hospital care	203
inpatient care	203
spinal procedures	33

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	130
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	46
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	38
doctor visit	92
emergency care	11
hospital care	232
inpatient care	232
neck surgery	18
spinal procedures	64

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	20
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2017 were spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
doctor visit	74
spinal procedures	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2018 were spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
doctor visit	99
spinal procedures	47

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2019 were spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	94
spinal procedures	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2020 were spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	80
spinal procedures	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2021 were spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	67
spinal procedures	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2022 were spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56
spinal procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	20
doctor visit	94
emergency care	11
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
neck surgery	18
spinal procedures	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	119
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	21
85 and over	7
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	75

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	9
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2004. He completed residency at University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine (2004)

Residency: University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals (2011)

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, Aetna Open Choice PPO, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Duke Employee Plans, Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS), Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II, Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO), Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only), Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026), Duke Basic, Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026), Ambetter, Experience Health, Aetna Select HMO, Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO, Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026), Healthy Blue, Trillium (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option, All Savers Fully Insured, Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only), First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP), Aetna/CVS Health, Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice, Partners (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan, Duke Select, Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

Aetna Open Choice PPO

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Duke Employee Plans

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)

Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II

Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)

Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only)

Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026)

Duke Basic

Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026)

Ambetter

Experience Health

Aetna Select HMO

Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO

Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026)

Healthy Blue

Trillium (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option

All Savers Fully Insured

Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only)

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna/CVS Health

Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice

Partners (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan

Duke Select

Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.85 out of 5 stars based on 287 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chapel Hill, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$28,430 CLYDESDALE $11,627	DIVERGENCE-L $9,684	CD HORIZON $5,671	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $166	O-ARM-Spine $99	Other $1,185
Medtronic, Inc.	$20,799 INFINITY OCCIPITOCERVICAL UPPER THORACIC SYSTEM $14,811	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $2,525	T2 STRATOSPHERE $1,250	O-ARM $354	CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM $212	Other $1,647
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$9,444 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $9,333	Enabling Technologies - NIM, NAV, Power $69	Biologics Therapies $26	$16
Spine Wave, Inc.	$4,348 PROFICIENT POSTERIOR CERVICAL SPINE SYSTEM $4,082	Spinal Implant $142	Spine Product $124
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$3,744 Other - Miscellaneous $2,503	IdentiTi $324	INVICTUS OPEN $78	$839
Other	$8,803 CASCADIA Interbody System $1,392	QUARTEX $1,286	Altera $1,224	THORACO-LUMBAR $654	RISE-L . RISE-L A/L $654	Other $3,594

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$29,075
Consulting Fee	$26,875
Travel and Lodging	$13,776
Food and Beverage	$5,843

Research Payments

Dr. Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD has received 12 research payments totaling $59,075.

Biography

Dr. Deb Bhowmick specializes in spine surgery and neurosurgery and practices in Chapel Hill, NC and Durham, NC. Patient ratings for Dr. Bhowmick average 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is affiliated with Duke Health. Blue California, CIGNA Plans, and TRICARE seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Bhowmick accepts. Duke Health reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Durham, NC. His education and training includes medical school at Baylor College of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania.