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Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD

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(Robert Ottaviani, MD)

(32 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

Wayne State University School of Medicine (1999)

2808 McLamb Place
Goldsboro, NC 27534

(919) 736-2157

Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD is an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD is affiliated with UNC Health, UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC and UNC Health Medical Group UNC Health Wayne.

Office Locations

2808 McLamb Place
Goldsboro, NC 27534

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint X-ray

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

By Affordability:

hip arthroplasty

hip reconstruction

hip replacement

total hip replacement

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD performed more joint X-ray, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hip arthroplasty, hip reconstruction, hip replacement, total hip replacement, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC during 2012 were X-rays, injections, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	367
doctor visit	1107
hip imaging	40
hospital care	35
injections	399
inpatient care	35
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	16
musculoskeletal imaging	344
pelvic imaging	52
reconstructive surgery	27
spinal procedures	79
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	504

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	359
doctor visit	1116
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	77
hospital care	26
injections	391
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	47
lower extremity surgery	30
musculoskeletal imaging	448
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	50
reconstructive surgery	47
spinal procedures	83
upper extremity surgery	17
X-rays	598

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	57
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	340
doctor visit	1048
hip imaging	51
injections	357
joint surgery	30
lower extremity surgery	15
musculoskeletal imaging	398
pelvic imaging	36
reconstructive surgery	30
spinal procedures	67
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	501

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	421
Black	158
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	61
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	385
doctor visit	1007
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	75
injections	400
joint surgery	18
lower extremity surgery	31
musculoskeletal imaging	410
pelvic imaging	34
reconstructive surgery	18
spinal procedures	60
X-rays	504

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	810

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	868
Black	326
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	134
Less than 65	286

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC during 2016 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	408
doctor visit	1133
hospital care	12
injections	435
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	36
lower extremity surgery	14
musculoskeletal imaging	323
pelvic imaging	27
reconstructive surgery	36
spinal procedures	59
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	409

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	180
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	66
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC during 2017 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	341
doctor visit	938
fracture surgery	12
injections	380
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	245
pelvic imaging	38
reconstructive surgery	14
spinal procedures	53
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	336

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	179
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	59
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC during 2018 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	328
doctor visit	850
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	13
injections	366
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	14
musculoskeletal imaging	196
pelvic imaging	16
reconstructive surgery	14
spinal procedures	33
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	245

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	144
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	59
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC during 2019 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	296
doctor visit	767
hospital care	26
injections	307
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	175
pelvic imaging	17
reconstructive surgery	26
spinal procedures	25
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	217

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	58
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC during 2020 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	256
doctor visit	602
hospital care	26
injections	295
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	139
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	27
X-rays	166

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	49
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC during 2021 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	286
doctor visit	651
hospital care	13
injections	320
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	149
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	13
spinal procedures	23
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	184

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	109
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	41
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC during 2022 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	235
doctor visit	595
hospital care	23
injections	269
inpatient care	23
musculoskeletal imaging	168
pelvic imaging	20
spinal procedures	33
X-rays	221

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	46
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD treated as an orthopedist in Goldsboro, NC were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	327
doctor visit	892
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	60
hospital care	21
injections	356
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	23
lower extremity surgery	17
musculoskeletal imaging	272
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	30
reconstructive surgery	23
spinal procedures	49
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	353

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	128
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	406
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	157
85 and over	57
Less than 65	122
65 to 74	229

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine (1999)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC

UNC Health Medical Group UNC Health Wayne

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. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, AmeriHealth Caritas, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), MedCost, UnitedHealthcare, Carolina Complete Health, Liberty Advantage, Contigo Health, Veterans Affairs, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Medicaid, CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), MedCost PPO, FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

AmeriHealth Caritas

Aetna

Humana

Cigna

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)

MedCost

UnitedHealthcare

Carolina Complete Health

Liberty Advantage

Contigo Health

Veterans Affairs

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Medicaid

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

MedCost PPO

FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 32 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert A. Ottaviani, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Goldsboro, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$1,055 KNEES $685	TAPESTRY $121	Comprehensive Shoulder System $109	N-Force $52	Trauma $36	Other $52
Stryker Corporation	$1,030 HIPS $418	KNEES $250	Mako $142	MAKOplasty $122	STRYKER NAV3I $85	Other $13
bioMerieux Inc	$61 $61
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$48 Trauma $37	Extremities $11
Exactech, Inc.	$45 Equinoxe $45
Other	$207 Polysorb $43	WOUND THERAPEUTICS $41	FORTEO $27	Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $21	Sports Med Coblation & Fixation $16	Other $59

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,044
Travel and Lodging	$349
Education	$54

Biography

Dr. Robert Ottaviani's areas of specialization are general practice and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Patient ratings for Dr. Ottaviani average 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is affiliated with UNC Health. He seems to be an in-network provider for UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, and Coventry, as well as other insurance carriers. He welcomes new patients at his office inGoldsboro, NC as reported by UNC Health. Dr. Ottaviani studied medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine.