Active NPI 1871588434 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Paul Sami Dagher , MD

Surgery • Boone, NC

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Paul Dagher, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Boone, NC. With approximately 37 years of clinical experience since graduating from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1989, Dr. Dagher delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 965 STATE FARM RD.

Dr. Dagher is affiliated with Appalachian Regional Medical Associates Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

965 State Farm Rd

Boone, NC 286074948

Telephone 8282642340

Fax 8282620731

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Watauga Surgical Group Pa Facility NPI 1588653489

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1989

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Boone, NC

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

37 Yrs +7.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 29.5 Yrs

State Avg: 24.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

6 Specialists

Practicing in Boone, NC (1222 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

80.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Dagher (37 Years) 37 Yrs

Boone Specialty Average (29.5 Years) 29.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	59	32	$231.00	$74.45
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	38	37	$727.00	$174.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	36	34	$196.00	$86.77
36471 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	33	15	$1172.30	$257.42
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	31	23	$145.00	$47.27
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	24	24	$1295.44	$175.74
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	23	22	$1148.48	$89.31
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	20	$474.86	$124.50
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$459.00	$159.30
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	16	12	$4974.75	$1046.49
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	16	12	$446.00	$111.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	15	$300.06	$122.03
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	15	15	$51.00	$13.19
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	15	15	$61.00	$17.02
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	15	15	$3208.00	$279.17
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	13	13	$1969.00	$462.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	42	37	$160.95	$86.45
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	35	35	$446.71	$177.93
36471 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	33	17	$587.64	$246.32
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	29	20	$99.38	$47.83
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	27	21	$384.30	$112.77
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$239.77	$107.09
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	25	18	$4521.23	$1165.33
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$368.25	$159.57
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	17	17	$1540.53	$454.79
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	15	15	$558.60	$190.34
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	13	$239.79	$113.76
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	13	13	$339.00	$125.49
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	13	13	$441.23	$100.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	40	38	$150.00	$85.44
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	40	23	$82.00	$37.82
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	24	16	$335.08	$115.29
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$338.00	$163.39
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	23	23	$396.04	$182.20
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	23	23	$441.00	$164.31
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	22	22	$308.00	$79.63
36471 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	22	12	$499.09	$249.78
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	21	14	$3652.52	$1247.00
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	19	$284.00	$131.79
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	14	$220.00	$122.81
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	14	13	$150.00	$69.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$221.00	$109.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	72	61	$150.00	$88.78
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	52	34	$82.00	$37.77
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	41	41	$395.56	$183.71
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	27	27	$338.00	$165.10
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	27	22	$342.26	$111.53
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	26	26	$441.00	$177.06
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	21	$284.00	$133.56
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	20	14	$3135.50	$1276.92
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	19	19	$308.00	$76.03
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	17	13	$297.00	$178.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$221.00	$110.15
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	11	$220.00	$127.40
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	12	11	$289.00	$136.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	55	49	$144.25	$73.36
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	49	49	$390.86	$186.97
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	48	30	$80.12	$39.01
36471 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	41	19	$518.64	$258.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	34	$213.60	$106.90
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	37	25	$340.04	$116.94
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	31	20	$3374.74	$1492.41
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	25	25	$300.04	$102.31
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	18	18	$278.03	$136.74
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$215.52	$105.54
10005 Fine needle aspiration of first lesion using ultrasound guidance	15	14	$257.44	$110.51
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	15	15	$205.47	$100.81
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	14	14	$429.88	$203.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$331.73	$162.05
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	12	11	$126.78	$45.65
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	12	12	$396.31	$143.27
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	12	11	$1332.00	$586.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	86	78	$141.61	$69.91
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	64	37	$77.44	$38.01
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	62	42	$330.54	$113.67
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	57	56	$379.48	$183.45
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	50	36	$3280.80	$1519.25
36471 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	33	15	$494.73	$245.73
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	28	$208.99	$103.86
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	26	26	$417.96	$191.51
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	24	24	$269.37	$132.07
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	24	24	$292.78	$94.10
10005 Fine needle aspiration of first lesion using ultrasound guidance	15	15	$246.00	$121.08
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	13	13	$1417.99	$690.53
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$321.60	$157.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$208.81	$103.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	78	70	$140.58	$64.89
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	70	36	$77.04	$37.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	59	59	$207.48	$101.34
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	53	48	$376.90	$183.84
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	41	27	$3340.59	$1592.21
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	39	38	$290.24	$86.74
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	35	25	$328.00	$114.18
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$318.64	$156.52
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	28	28	$415.56	$193.29
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	24	22	$267.70	$132.25
36471 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	19	11	$457.74	$221.80
10022 Fine needle aspiration using imaging guidance	16	11	$282.25	$127.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$207.82	$102.81
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	14	14	$197.88	$97.75
76942 Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle	13	12	$318.50	$55.55
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	12	11	$1283.50	$634.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	178	151	$100.00	$69.66
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	124	108	$147.00	$102.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	72	72	$204.00	$156.74
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	61	55	$433.00	$184.65
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	56	33	$91.00	$37.92
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	53	53	$143.00	$102.83
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	40	27	$4800.00	$1528.18
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	39	29	$269.00	$112.60
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	36	36	$1346.04	$180.74
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	32	32	$1068.00	$98.99
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	23	21	$205.00	$138.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	14	$99.50	$49.22
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$234.00	$132.12
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	13	13	$285.00	$197.47
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	13	13	$287.00	$195.76
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	12	12	$3156.00	$688.49
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	12	11	$108.00	$69.95
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	12	12	$1700.00	$631.48

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License NC 9800505

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Surgery - Vascular Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X

State License NC 9800505

A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

8911464 (NC)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Appalachian Regional Medical Associates Inc

965 State Farm Rd, Boone, NC 286074948

Phone: 8282642340

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

5 Associated Practitioners

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Surgery

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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Physician Assistant

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Physician Assistant

Matthew Lutz , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1417465550

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Timothy Edmisten , MD

Surgery

NPI 1780679357

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Emily Moore , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1972836948

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active August 01, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 01, 2013

Registered at 965 STATE FARM RD, BOONE, NC 286074948 (Tel: 8282642340)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 01, 2013

Registered at 965 STATE FARM RD, BOONE, NC 286074948 (Tel: 8282642340)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 01, 2013

Recorded as PAUL DAGHER, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 01, 2013

Surgery (License #9800505 in NC)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 20, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1871588434

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: September 20, 2005

Last Update: August 01, 2013

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

965 State Farm Rd

Boone, NC 286074948

Phone: 8282642340

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