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Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD

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(212 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Duke University School of Medicine (2002)

Professional interests include: kidney transplant, pancreas transplant, kidney failure

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

1-855-855-6484

Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD is a nephrologist in Durham, NC specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD is affiliated with Duke Health.

Office Locations

Duke Health

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

1-855-855-6484

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"Not everyone's going to get the same benefit out of a kidney transplant," said Dr. Matthew J. Ellis of Duke University Medical Center, who is optimistic the new policy will help.”—"New rules to change some people's wait for kidney", The Washington Times, December 2014

“"Not everyone s going to get the same benefit out of a kidney transplant," said Dr. Matthew J. Ellis of Duke University Medical Center, who is optimistic the new policy will help.”—"New rules to change some people's wait for kidney", Associated Press News, December 2014

“Results of BOLERO-2 probably represent only the beginning of a new phase of treatment leading to better outcomes in patients with estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, said...”—"Afinitor Helps Breast Tx in Older Patients", MedPage Today, September 2012

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	166
doctor visit	736
hemofiltration	27
hospital care	302
inpatient care	302

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	90
doctor visit	477
hospital care	340
inpatient care	340
preventive care	35
vaccines	35

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	238
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	284

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	61
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	49
doctor visit	595
hemofiltration	20
hospital care	364
inpatient care	364
preventive care	36
vaccines	36

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	259
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	325

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	61
Dementia	4
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	43
doctor visit	790
hemofiltration	29
hospital care	416
inpatient care	416

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	662
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	598
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	760

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	61
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, hemofiltration and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	31
doctor visit	662
hemofiltration	31
hospital care	447
inpatient care	447

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	266
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	333

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	65
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	588
hospital care	573
inpatient care	573

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	273
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	360

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	66
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	100
dialysis	34
doctor visit	420
hemofiltration	34
hospital care	579
inpatient care	579

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	241
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	319

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	2
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	65
Dementia	11
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	455
hospital care	681
inpatient care	681

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	205
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	293

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	57
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	387
hospital care	654
inpatient care	654

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	210
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	279

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	59
Dementia	8
Cancer	3

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	316
hospital care	399
inpatient care	399

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	152
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	207

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	60
Dementia	9
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	319
hospital care	464
inpatient care	464

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	159
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	228

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	59
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

blood draw	100
dialysis	68
doctor visit	522
hemofiltration	28
hospital care	474
inpatient care	474
preventive care	35
vaccines	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	236
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	185
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	12

**Age**
75 to 84	10
85 and over	0
Less than 65	308
65 to 74	128

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	55
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	5
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2002. He completed residency at Duke University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Med, Nephrology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (2002)

Residency: Duke University Medical Center (2005)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Med, Nephrology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, 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. Matthew J. Ellis, 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, Medicare Part B, AmeriHealth, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Prime Remote, United Healthcare, 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. Matthew J. Ellis, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

Medicare Part B

AmeriHealth

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

TRICARE Prime Remote

United Healthcare

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)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 212 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Matthew J. Ellis, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Durham, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$80,450 NULOJIX $80,450
GENZYME CORPORATION	$9,621 THYMOGLOBULIN $9,621
Relypsa, Inc.	$4,128 VELTASSA $4,128
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$3,802 Envarsus XR $3,802
Boston Scientific Corporation	$246 LITHOVUE $200	SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL $45
Other	$80 VAC VERAFLO $67	ACTHAR $13

**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	$69,055
Travel and Lodging	$14,327
Consulting Fee	$12,004
Food and Beverage	$2,929
Education	$13

Biography

Dr. Matthew Ellis practices hospital medicine (hospitalist) and adult nephrology. In his practice, Dr. Ellis focuses on pancreas transplant, kidney transplant, and kidney failure. On average, patients gave Dr. Ellis a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Blue California, CIGNA Plans, and TRICARE are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Ellis honors. After completing medical school at Duke University School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Duke University Medical Center. He is professionally affiliated with Duke Health. According to Duke Health, Dr. Ellis is currently accepting new patients at his office in Durham, NC.