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Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine

3158 Freedom Drive Suite 3101
Charlotte, NC 28208

(704) 348-2992

Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD is a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine. Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD is affiliated with Metrolina Nephrology Associates.

Office Locations

Metrolina Nephrology Associates

3158 Freedom Drive Suite 3101
Charlotte, NC 28208

(704) 348-2992

(704) 334-3061

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

tunneled central line placement

By Affordability:

total protein test

total protein urine test

tunneled central line placement

vitamin D test

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD performed more tunneled central line placement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for total protein test, total protein urine test, tunneled central line placement, and vitamin D test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

complete blood count

In 2023, Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD had a list price for complete blood count (CBC) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

blood count tests

central line placement

device removal

tunneled central line removal

In 2012, Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD had a list price for blood count tests, central line placement, device removal, and tunneled central line removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2012 were vascular procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	154
angioplasty	156
catheterization	49
device removal	30
dialysis	258
dialysis access procedures	247
doctor visit	252
hospital care	402
inpatient care	402
lab tests	146
minimally invasive procedures	47
pelvic imaging	34
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	183
vascular procedures	453
X-rays	171

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2013 were lab tests, vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	324
angioplasty	178
blood draw	182
catheterization	23
device removal	49
dialysis	116
dialysis access procedures	306
doctor visit	230
hospital care	221
inpatient care	221
lab tests	902
minimally invasive procedures	49
pelvic imaging	80
preventive care	12
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	370
vaccines	12
vascular procedures	584
X-rays	211

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	492
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	506
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	65
Less than 65	352

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	64
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2014 were lab tests, vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	246
angioplasty	162
blood draw	201
catheterization	45
device removal	37
dialysis	89
dialysis access procedures	299
doctor visit	203
hospital care	180
inpatient care	180
lab tests	1249
minimally invasive procedures	56
pelvic imaging	51
stent placement (stenting)	18
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	276
vascular procedures	613
X-rays	231

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	428

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	461
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	50
Less than 65	351

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	64
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2015 were lab tests, vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	319
angioplasty	201
blood draw	203
catheterization	38
device removal	53
dialysis	71
dialysis access procedures	338
doctor visit	184
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
lab tests	1213
minimally invasive procedures	85
pelvic imaging	67
stent placement (stenting)	19
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	338
vascular procedures	696
X-rays	253

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	918
Female	836

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	722
Black	932
Hispanic	40
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	620
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	106
Less than 65	648

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	63
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2016 were lab tests, vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	233
angioplasty	216
blood draw	183
catheterization	30
device removal	42
dialysis	41
dialysis access procedures	370
doctor visit	179
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
lab tests	1002
minimally invasive procedures	100
pelvic imaging	41
preventive care	20
stent placement (stenting)	40
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	233
vascular procedures	517
X-rays	310

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	438
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	459
Hispanic	24
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	46
Less than 65	312

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	65
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	139
blood draw	177
catheterization	19
device removal	41
dialysis	56
doctor visit	194
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
lab tests	969
pelvic imaging	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	139
vascular procedures	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	432
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	466
Hispanic	20
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	50
Less than 65	318

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	66
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
blood draw	166
catheterization	58
device removal	46
dialysis	41
doctor visit	157
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
lab tests	769
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	427
Hispanic	28
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	30
Less than 65	332

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	67
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	107
catheterization	67
device removal	55
dialysis	30
doctor visit	100
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
lab tests	506

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	412
Hispanic	20
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	27
Less than 65	353

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	67
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, catheterization and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	76
catheterization	63
device removal	50
dialysis	26
doctor visit	40
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
lab tests	382
vascular procedures	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	418
Hispanic	30
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	27
Less than 65	346

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	69
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2021 were lab tests, vascular procedures, catheterization and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	56
catheterization	78
device removal	61
dialysis	29
doctor visit	49
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
lab tests	222
vascular procedures	113

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	369
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	22
Less than 65	304

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	67
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2022 were lab tests, vascular procedures, catheterization and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	30
catheterization	51
device removal	39
dialysis	16
doctor visit	56
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
lab tests	180
vascular procedures	84

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	274
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	21
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	64
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2023 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	45
catheterization	25
device removal	20
dialysis	22
doctor visit	68
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
lab tests	234
vascular procedures	13

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	211
Hispanic	16
Asian	15
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	21
Less than 65	177

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	65
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC were lab tests, vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures and X-rays.

abdominal imaging	204
angioplasty	182
blood draw	129
catheterization	45
device removal	43
dialysis	66
dialysis access procedures	312
doctor visit	142
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
lab tests	647
minimally invasive procedures	67
pelvic imaging	49
preventive care	16
stent placement (stenting)	25
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	221
vaccines	12
vascular procedures	312
X-rays	235

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD.

**Gender**
Female	342
Male	382

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	411
Asian / Pacific Islander	12
Non-Hispanic White	261
Hispanic	20
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	4

**Age**
85 and over	38
75 to 84	140
Less than 65	309
65 to 74	236

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	60
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD graduated from Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Nephrology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine in Nephrology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Metrolina Nephrology Associates

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Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Donald P. Berling, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Charlotte, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$810 ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM $810
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$777 ACUSEAL Vascular Graft $362	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PRO $181	GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $111	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface $70	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface $33	Other $20
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$640 BPV-Fluency $276	FLUENCY $61	COVERA $45	Vascular $43	BPV-LifeStar $25	Other $191
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$370 Injectafer $370
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$275 JYNARQUE $153	SAMSCA $122
Other	$1,137 Rituxan $248	Auryxia $165	ST AIA-PACK PTH $88	VELTASSA $80	Velphoro $70	Other $486

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,065
Travel and Lodging	$439
Education	$366
Gift	$139

Biography

Dr. Donald Berling practices adult nephrology. Dr. Berling attended medical school at Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Metrolina Nephrology Associates.