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Dr. Nicole Penke, MD

(203 Ratings)

Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease) and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2007)

Professional interests include: cataract surgery, glaucoma

3643 N Roxboro Street
Durham, NC 27704

(919) 470-4000

Dr. Nicole Penke, MD is an ophthalmologist in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease) and internal medicine (adult medicine). She graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in 2007 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Nicole Penke, MD is affiliated with Duke Health and CAROLINA OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATES.

Office Locations

Address:

1838 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Address:

3643 N Roxboro Street
Durham, NC 27704

Address:

5726 Fayetteville Road
Durham, NC 27713

Address:

8140 Ashton Avenue Suite 120
Manassas, VA 20109

doctor visit	84
eye procedures	225

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

doctor visit	40
eye procedures	48

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

doctor visit	55
eye procedures	187

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	44
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

doctor visit	119
eye procedures	480
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

doctor visit	83
eye procedures	346

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

doctor visit	44
eye procedures	94

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

doctor visit	164
eye procedures	138

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	13
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

doctor visit	100
eye procedures	127

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	105

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	28
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

doctor visit	482
eye procedures	272

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicole Penke, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicole Penke, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Chapel Hill, NC were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	132
eye procedures	218
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicole Penke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	159
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	7
Less than 65	2
65 to 74	85

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicole Penke, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nicole Penke, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	8
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Nicole Penke, MD graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in 2007. She completed residency at Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute (New York). She has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2007)

Residency: Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute (New York) (2011)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nicole Penke, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

CAROLINA OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATES

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. Nicole Penke, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Blue Advantage, 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, Duke Group Plans, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Duke Basic, Ambetter, Experience Health, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Healthy Blue, All Savers Fully Insured, First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Duke Select, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Nicole Penke, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Blue Advantage

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

Duke Group Plans

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Duke Basic

Ambetter

Experience Health

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Healthy Blue

All Savers Fully Insured

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Duke Select

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nicole Penke, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.79 out of 5 stars based on 203 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nicole Penke, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chapel Hill, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$1,054 DAILIES $447	PANOPTIX $41	AcrySof $30	AcrySof IQ VIVITY $18	CLAREON $17	Other $501
Allergan Inc.	$207 RESTASIS $116	BOTOX $13	$78
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.	$145 PROLENSA $73	LOTEMAX SM $25	VYZULTA $24	MIEBO $23
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$121 ACTHAR $121
Shire North American Group Inc	$96 XIIDRA $96
Other	$655 XIIDRA $89	ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $85	Lenstar LS900 $81	PROLENSA $38	LOTEMAX GEL $35	Other $327

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,502
Travel and Lodging	$701
Education	$75

Biography

Dr. Nicole Penke is a specialist in ophthalmology (eye disease). She works in Durham, NC and Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Penke graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. She is affiliated with Duke Health.