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Dr. Sharon Fekrat, MD

Accepting New Patients

(345 Ratings)

Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (1991)

Professional interests include: retinal detachment, retina problems (vitreoretinal diseases), macular hole, and more.

2351 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705

(919) 681-3937

Dr. Sharon Fekrat, MD is a retina specialist in Wilson, NC specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). She graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1991 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Sharon Fekrat, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Duke Health, DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC and PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1707 Medical Park Drive W
Wilson, NC 27893

Address:

2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, Nc Vamc (565)
Fayetteville, NC 28301

Address:

2351 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“But it's not about finding a single, silver-bullet biomarker, said Sharon Fekrat, a vitreoretinal surgeon and co-director of the Duke Neurodegenerative Disease Retinal Imaging Repository.”—"Our eyes may provide early warning signs of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's", Washington Post, February 2021

“"It's possible that these changes in blood vessel density in the retina could mirror what's going on in the tiny blood vessels in the brain, perhaps before we are able to detect any changes in...”—"Eye Test Could One Day Spot Alzheimer's Disease", Newsweek, March 2019

“"We're measuring blood vessels that can't be seen during a regular eye exam and we're doing that with relatively new noninvasive technology that takes high-resolution images of very small blood...”—"Eye exam could soon detect Alzheimer's, new study suggests", Fox News, March 2019

diagnostic imaging	16
doctor visit	411
eye procedures	1364
injections	388
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	83
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	42
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

doctor visit	120
eye procedures	1784
injections	459

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	83
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	40
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

diagnostic imaging	15
doctor visit	106
eye procedures	1749
injections	447
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	138
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

diagnostic imaging	28
doctor visit	45
eye procedures	1924
injections	421
ultrasound (sonogram)	28

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	69
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

eye procedures	1754
injections	319

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	66
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	40
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

eye procedures	1909
injections	377

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	65
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

eye procedures	1853
injections	354

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	60
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

diagnostic imaging	20
eye procedures	1463
injections	336
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	47
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

eye procedures	3347
injections	684

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon Fekrat, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sharon Fekrat, MD treated as a retina specialist in Wilson, NC were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

diagnostic imaging	19
doctor visit	170
eye procedures	1907
injections	420
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon Fekrat, MD.

**Gender**
Female	175
Male	135

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	255
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	61
75 to 84	106
Less than 65	23
65 to 74	120

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

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Sharon Fekrat, MD graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1991. She completed residency at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (1991)

Residency: Greater Baltimore Medical Center (1992)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sharon Fekrat, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC

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. Sharon Fekrat, 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, 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. Sharon Fekrat, 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

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. Sharon Fekrat, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.87 out of 5 stars based on 345 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sharon Fekrat, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Wilson, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$14,618 Constellation $13,260	$1,357
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$11,380 EYLEA aflibercept injection $11,166	Eylea $213
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$5,391 EYLEA aflibercept injection $5,136	Eylea $131	EYLEA HD $124
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$5,195 SYFOVRE $215	$4,981
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.	$4,670 STELLARIS $2,636	STELLARIS ELITE $1,758	VYZULTA $117	VISUDYNE $110	XIPERE $43	Other $6
Other	$7,131 YUTIQ $1,858	Spectralis $397	ILUVIEN $366	CIRRUS HD-OCT $364	VABYSMO $359	Other $3,787

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$38,768
Food and Beverage	$6,316
Travel and Lodging	$2,664
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$630
Education	$6

Biography

Dr. Sharon Fekrat is a vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous) specialist in Wilson, NC, Durham, NC, and Fayetteville, NC. Her clinical interests encompass macular hole, retina surgery, and retinal detachment. On average, patients gave her a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Fekrat takes Blue California, CIGNA Plans, and TRICARE, in addition to other insurance carriers. She obtained her medical school training at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine and performed her residency at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Her professional affiliations include Duke Health and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Fekrat welcomes new patients at her office inDurham, NC as reported by Duke Health.

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