Dr. Booker King, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. King
Dr. Booker King is a surgical critical care physician in Chapel Hill, NC, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. King performed 675 Medicare services across 103 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. King received a total of $55,426 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 68 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in surgical critical care physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. King is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 365 | $33 | $238 |
| Skin graft site preparation, additional 100 sq cm Preparation of the skin area on the trunk, arms, or legs to receive a skin graft. This code applies to each additional 100 square centimeters or 1% of body area for infants and children. |
179 | $34 | $201 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
38 | $60 | $216 |
| Skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, or legs Application of a skin substitute to cover a wound on the trunk, arms, or legs. The size of the graft is 100 square centimeters or more, or 1% of body area for infants and children. |
28 | $97 | $908 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service. |
23 | $38 | $120 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min Emergency medical care for a critically ill or injured patient lasting between 30 and 74 minutes. This service involves direct patient care and medical decision making to stabilize the patient. |
16 | $162 | $807 |
| Skin graft site preparation, trunk/arms/legs Preparation of the skin area on the trunk, arms, or legs to receive a skin graft. This procedure is specified for infants and children covering 100.0 square centimeters or 1% of body area or less. |
14 | $164 | $1,007 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
12 | $99 | $417 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (91%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in surgical critical care physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for surgical critical care physician in NC.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. King is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in NC), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 9% of NC peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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