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Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

Duke University School of Medicine (1999)

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-1400

Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD is a general surgeon in Durham, NC specializing in general surgery, trauma surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). She graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD is affiliated with Duke Health.

Office Locations

Duke Health

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-1400

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4101 N Roxboro Street
Durham, NC 27704

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

cerebrospinal fluid shunt insertion

In 2023, Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD performed more cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	33
bronchoscopy	18
catheterization	47
gastrointestinal procedures	33
hospital care	296
inpatient care	296
minimally invasive procedures	51
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	16
catheterization	16
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	432
inpatient care	432
minimally invasive procedures	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	24
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	21
catheterization	21
doctor visit	11
gastrointestinal procedures	21
hospital care	482
inpatient care	482
minimally invasive procedures	21
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	31
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	19
catheterization	19
gastrointestinal procedures	19
hospital care	502
inpatient care	502
minimally invasive procedures	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	452
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	96
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	19
catheterization	19
emergency care	17
gastrointestinal procedures	19
hospital care	324
inpatient care	324
minimally invasive procedures	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	42
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	30
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	21
catheterization	21
gastrointestinal procedures	21
hospital care	390
inpatient care	378
minimally invasive procedures	21
outpatient care	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	43
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	44
Dementia	31
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	13
hospital care	263
inpatient care	263

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	32
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	34
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	24
hospital care	219
inpatient care	219

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	41
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	35
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	13
hospital care	186
inpatient care	186

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	22
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	29
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	11
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	25
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	43
Dementia	36
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	17
emergency care	20
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	25
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	26
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

anastomosis	21
bronchoscopy	18
catheterization	23
doctor visit	11
emergency care	20
gastrointestinal procedures	21
hospital care	299
inpatient care	298
minimally invasive procedures	24
outpatient care	12
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	186
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	72
85 and over	34
Less than 65	67
65 to 74	99

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1999. She completed residency at Duke University Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1999)

Residency: Duke University Medical Center (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

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. Kelli Rachel Brooks, 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, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Aetna Open Choice PPO, 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. Kelli Rachel Brooks, 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

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Aetna Open Choice PPO

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)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$122 MATRIXRIB $122
Covidien LP	$73 EEA $43	TruClear $31
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America	$69 CUSTOM CONTRACT CAM LAPAROSCOPY $69

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$264

Research Payments

Dr. Kelli Rachel Brooks, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $1,390.

Biography

Dr. Kelli Brooks is a specialist in general surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care (intensive care medicine). She works in Durham, NC. She appears to be an in-network provider for Blue California, CIGNA Plans, TRICARE, and more. Before completing her residency at Duke University Medical Center, Dr. Brooks attended medical school at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Brooks is affiliated with Duke Health.