Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Angelo Tellis, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · New Bern, NC
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice
— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
This page presents federal public records about Dr. Tellis from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Tellis
Dr. Angelo Tellis is a pain medicine physician in New Bern, NC, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tellis performed 10,630 Medicare services across 1,963 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tellis received a total of $13,388 from 72 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 620 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Tellis 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.
✓ 20 years in practice
▲ Top 22% volume in NC
$13,388 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗10,630
Medicare services
Top 22% in NC for pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician
1,963
Unique beneficiaries
$25
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~532 Medicare services per year of practice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyaluronan intra-articular injection, 1 mg An injection of hyaluronan or its derivative into a joint space. This procedure delivers 1 mg of the substance directly into the affected joint. |
4,640 | $8 | $32 |
| Contrast dye for imaging, lower concentration | 1,896 | $0 | $10 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) An injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, a corticosteroid medication, administered in a dose of 1 milligram. |
1,510 | $0 | $3 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Use of real-time X-ray imaging to guide the precise placement of a needle during a medical procedure. |
316 | $84 | $265 |
| Joint injection, major joint Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space. |
298 | $55 | $175 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 282 | $6 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
251 | $60 | $211 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection An injection containing a combination of betamethasone acetate and betamethasone sodium phosphate. |
224 | $5 | $22 |
| Electromyography of arm or leg muscles A test that measures the electrical activity in the muscles of the arm or leg using a needle electrode. It helps evaluate the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them. |
142 | $72 | $264 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
129 | $94 | $312 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
114 | $120 | $478 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into sacroiliac joint with imaging guidance This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic or steroid medication into the joint connecting the lower spine and hip bone. Imaging guidance is used to ensure accurate placement of the injection. |
91 | $150 | $590 |
| Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
78 | $184 | $762 |
| Sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging guidance An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into a sacral spine nerve root. The procedure uses imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
78 | $189 | $637 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional lower or sacral spinal facet joint. |
61 | $210 | $500 |
| Drug test with direct observation A drug screening test performed under direct observation to ensure the sample is provided correctly. This method is used to verify the integrity of the specimen collection process. |
61 | $12 | $100 |
| Additional sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into an additional sacral spine nerve root level, guided by imaging. |
55 | $84 | $256 |
| Spinal injection with imaging guidance A procedure where medication is injected into the middle or upper part of the spinal canal. Imaging technology is used to guide the needle to the correct location. |
54 | $183 | $777 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the lower or sacral spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
54 | $180 | $502 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging guidance An injection into a lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance for the second level treated. |
54 | $92 | $253 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range. |
52 | $74 | $312 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint A procedure to destroy nerves in a single lower or sacral spinal facet joint using imaging guidance to target pain signals. |
45 | $416 | $1,241 |
| Nerve conduction study, 9-10 studies A diagnostic test that measures how well nerves send electrical signals. It involves performing 9 to 10 separate nerve conduction studies to evaluate nerve function. |
40 | $148 | $673 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the upper or middle spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
30 | $155 | $572 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging An injection into a second spinal facet joint in the upper or middle spine, guided by imaging to ensure accurate placement. |
29 | $82 | $275 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional upper or middle spinal facet joint. |
20 | $197 | $550 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy the nerves supplying a single upper or middle spinal facet joint. It is performed to interrupt pain signals from that specific joint. |
15 | $339 | $1,240 |
| Nerve conduction studies, 13 or more A diagnostic test that measures how well nerves send electrical signals. This code applies when 13 or more individual nerve studies are performed. |
11 | $183 | $864 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$13,388
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,913/year across 7 years
Top 7% in NC for pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
72
Companies
620
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$11,573 (86.4%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$1,815 (13.6%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$2,127
2023
$1,836
2022
$1,689
2021
$1,120
2020
$1,113
2019
$1,593
2018
$3,910
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Boston Scientific Corporation
$441
Medtronic, Inc.
$357
ABBVIE INC.
$263
PAINTEQ LLC
$242
Nevro Corp.
$214
Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC
$113
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
$97
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$85
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$64
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$35
Novo Nordisk Inc
$34
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$34
PFIZER INC.
$31
Stryker Corporation
$26
Bioventus LLC
$21
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$21
SI-BONE, INC.
$20
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$16
Curonix LLC
$14
Top 3 companies account for 49.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,313
Apyx Medical Corporation
$1,815
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$1,002
Nevro Corp.
$775
Medtronic, Inc.
$757
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$639
ABBVIE INC.
$447
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$355
Allergan, Inc.
$318
PFIZER INC.
$287
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$286
PAINTEQ LLC
$242
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$218
AbbVie Inc.
$201
Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.
$199
Lundbeck LLC
$198
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$176
Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC
$171
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$165
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
$156
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$137
Allergan Inc.
$132
Amgen Inc.
$123
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$120
FORTE BIO-PHARMA LLC
$104
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$103
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$100
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$96
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$96
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$96
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$79
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$78
Upsher-Smith Laboratories LLC
$71
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
$69
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$65
West Therapeutics Development, LLC
$61
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
$57
Almatica Pharma LLC
$57
Fidia Pharma USA Inc.
$56
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$56
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$51
INSYS Therapeutics Inc
$51
Merz North America, Inc.
$49
Abbott Laboratories
$49
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$47
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
$43
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$42
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$42
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$39
Kaleo, Inc.
$37
Novo Nordisk Inc
$34
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$31
Lilly USA, LLC
$31
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$29
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$27
Shionogi Inc
$26
Stryker Corporation
$26
Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.
$24
Bioventus LLC
$21
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$21
SI-BONE, INC.
$20
Valinor Pharma, LLC
$19
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$19
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$16
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$16
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$16
PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS INC
$15
IMPEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$15
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$14
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$14
Curonix LLC
$14
Zyla Life Sciences
$11
Top 3 companies account for 38.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AJOVY · Adthyza · Aimovig · Amitiza · BELBUCA · BOTOX · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · BUNAVAIL · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · Belbuca · COMIRNATY · Cambia · EMGALITY · EVZIO · Edarbi · Evoke · Evoke SCS · Evzio · GELSYN-3 · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · General - Pain Management · General - Therapies · Gralise · HYMOVIS · Horizant · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Intracept · KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY · Kloxxado · LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE · LYRICA · LYVISPAH · Levorphanol · Levorphanol Tartrate · MILD DEVICE KIT · MOVANTIK · Morphabond ER · Movantik · NALOCET · NAPRELAN · NURTEC ODT · Nalocet · Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs · Nucynta · Omnia · PAINTEQ · PENNSAID · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PROLATE · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · QUDEXY XR Topiramate Extended Release Capsules · QULIPTA · QUTENZA · QUVIVIQ · Qutenza · RELISTOR · RELISTOR ORAL · REYVOW · ROXYBOND · SEGLENTIS · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPRINT PNS System · SPRIX · SUBSYS · SYMPROIC · Seglentis · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · SlimTip lead DRG Lead · Subsys · Superion Indirect Decompression System · Symproic · TOSYMRA SUMATRIPTAN NASAL SPRAY · Trudhesa · UBRELVY · VYEPTI · WAVEWRITER ALPHA · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · Wegovy · XTAMPZA · XTAMPZAER · Xeomin · Xtampza ER · ZOHYDRO ER · ZORVOLEX · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH · Zipsor · mild Device Kit
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (86%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in NC.
Geographic Context
Pain medicine physicians within 10 mi
1
Per 100K population
1.0
County median income
$64,635
Nearest hospital
CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
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. Tellis is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 22% in NC), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 7% of NC peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Tellis experienced with hyaluronan intra-articular injection, 1 mg?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Tellis performed 4,640 hyaluronan intra-articular injection, 1 mg services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Tellis receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Tellis received a total of $13,388 from 72 companies across 620 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Tellis's costs compare to other pain medicine physicians in New Bern?
Dr. Tellis's average Medicare payment per service is $25. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Tellis) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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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