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Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD

Accepting New Patients

(368 Ratings)

Specializes in: Radiation Oncology

Harvard Medical School (1984)

Professional interests include: image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), bladder cancer, and more.

20 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-6900

Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD is a radiation oncologist in Durham, NC specializing in radiation oncology. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1984 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD is affiliated with Duke Health and DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC.

Office Locations

Duke Health

20 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-6900

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300 Ashville Avenue Suite 110
Cary, NC 27518

(919) 854-4588

(919) 854-9950

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Durham, NC during 2012 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	666
radiation therapy	1461

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Durham, NC during 2013 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	663
radiation therapy	1593

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	25
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Durham, NC during 2014 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	530
radiation therapy	1434

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	19
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	370

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	46
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	405

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	11
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	525

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	475

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	589

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	15
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	447

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	602

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	632

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Durham, NC were radiation therapy.

doctor visit	536
radiation therapy	1496

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	176
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	62
85 and over	10
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	123

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	6
Cancer	68

Education & Training

Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1984. He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1984)

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital (1988)

Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

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. Scott Lee Sailer, 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. Scott Lee Sailer, 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)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 368 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Scott Lee Sailer, 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. Scott Lee Sailer, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$114 Xofigo $114
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	$18 ARIA $18
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$12 $12
Brainlab, Inc.	$8 Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning $8

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$153

Biography

Dr. Scott Sailer is a medical specialist in radiation oncology. His clinical interests include bladder cancer, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT). Dr. Sailer is affiliated with Duke Health. He attended Harvard Medical School and subsequently trained at Massachusetts General Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School for residency. The average patient rating for Dr. Sailer is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He can accept Blue California, CIGNA Plans, and TRICARE, as well as other insurance carriers. Dr. Sailer's practice in Durham, NC is open to new patients as reported by Duke Health.