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Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD

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(Dr. Michael Berkoben, M.D.)

(92 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1986)

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 660-6860

Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD is a nephrologist in Durham, NC specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD is affiliated with Duke Health.

Office Locations

Duke Health

2301 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 684-8111

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Duke Health

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 660-6860

(919) 681-1143

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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC 27710

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

dialysis

hemofiltration

In 2012, Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD performed more dialysis, and hemofiltration procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	306
doctor visit	253
hemofiltration	59
hospital care	230
inpatient care	230

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	365
doctor visit	259
hemofiltration	87
hospital care	511
inpatient care	511

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD.

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	347
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	40
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	63
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2014 were dialysis, hospital care, inpatient care and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	515
doctor visit	221
hemofiltration	87
hospital care	391
inpatient care	391

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	357
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	24
Less than 65	276

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	62
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	268
doctor visit	190
hemofiltration	85
hospital care	446
inpatient care	446

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD.

**Gender**
Male	606
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	606
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	74
Less than 65	478

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	57
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	303
doctor visit	251
hemofiltration	71
hospital care	440
inpatient care	440

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	306
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	36
Less than 65	232

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	61
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	245
doctor visit	235
hemofiltration	41
hospital care	314
inpatient care	314

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	298
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	31
Less than 65	218

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	64
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	261
doctor visit	205
hemofiltration	45
hospital care	315
inpatient care	315

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	266
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	26
Less than 65	197

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	65
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	250
doctor visit	199
hemofiltration	105
hospital care	250
inpatient care	250

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	270
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	24
Less than 65	197

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	61
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	140
doctor visit	141
hemofiltration	81
hospital care	302
inpatient care	302

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	229
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	26
Less than 65	159

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	63
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2021 were dialysis, hospital care, inpatient care and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	199
doctor visit	180
hemofiltration	41
hospital care	184
inpatient care	184

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	204
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	24
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	59
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	107
doctor visit	123
hemofiltration	52
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	17
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	60
Dementia	19
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD treated as a nephrologist in Durham, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	269
doctor visit	205
hemofiltration	68
hospital care	319
inpatient care	319

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	262
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	186
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	93
85 and over	29
Less than 65	199
65 to 74	154

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	55
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, MD graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1986. 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: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1986)

Residency: Duke University Medical Center (1989)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Med, Nephrology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, 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. Michael S. Berkoben, 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. Michael S. Berkoben, 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. Michael S. Berkoben, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.97 out of 5 stars based on 92 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael S. Berkoben, 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. Michael S. Berkoben, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$169 SOLIRIS $169
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$100 JYNARQUE $100
Relypsa, Inc.	$82 VELTASSA $82

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$351

Biography

Dr. Michael Berkoben's area of specialization is adult nephrology. Patients gave Dr. Berkoben an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He takes Blue California, CIGNA Plans, and TRICARE, in addition to other insurance carriers. Before completing his residency at Duke University Medical Center, Dr. Berkoben attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Berkoben is affiliated with Duke Health. He has an open panel in Durham, NC according to Duke Health.