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Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM

Accepting New Patients

(Elizabeth Claire Dees, MD, ScM)

(35 Ratings)

Specializes in: Medical Oncology and General Practice

Duke University School of Medicine (1993)

Professional interests include: cancer, breast cancer, clinical trials, and more.

101 Manning Drive Second Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(984) 974-0000

Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM is a medical oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in medical oncology and general practice. She graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM is affiliated with UNC Health, UNC Hospitals and UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL.

Office Locations

101 Manning Drive Second Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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460 Waterstone Drive First Floor
Hillsborough, NC 27278

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	271

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM treated as a medical oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	290
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM treated as a medical oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	171
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	198

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM.

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM treated as a medical oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	188
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	224

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	230

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	235

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM in 2019

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	138

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM in 2020

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	189

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	206

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM treated as a medical oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	212
hospital care	70
inpatient care	70

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM.

**Gender**
Male	6
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	90
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	60

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	1
Cancer	68

Education & Training

Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1993. She completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is certified by the Internal Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1993)

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital (1996)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Board Certified (1996)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Hospitals

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

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. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM appears to accept the following insurance providers: Veterans Affairs, AmeriHealth Caritas, WellCare, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Carolina Complete Health, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), Humana, Liberty Advantage, MedCost, Contigo Health, Cigna, Centene, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Advantage, Group Health Plan (GHP), OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, CHAMPVA, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP, HealthTeam Advantage, Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), MedCost PPO, FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), North Carolina State Health Plan, FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)) and BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM accepts the following insurance providers:

Veterans Affairs

AmeriHealth Caritas

WellCare

Aetna

UnitedHealthcare

Carolina Complete Health

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)

Humana

Liberty Advantage

MedCost

Contigo Health

Cigna

Centene

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Advantage

Group Health Plan (GHP)

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

CHAMPVA

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

HealthTeam Advantage

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

MedCost PPO

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

North Carolina State Health Plan

FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.97 out of 5 stars based on 35 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM 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. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$13,808 $13,808
Pfizer Inc.	$5,938 Non-Covered Product $3,200	IBRANCE $5	$2,734
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,611 BUPARLISIB $1,611
AbbVie, Inc.	$81 ABT 888 $81
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$12 $12

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$15,348
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,850
Food and Beverage	$241
Education	$12

Research Payments

Dr. Elizabeth C. Dees, MD, ScM has received 415 research payments totaling $4,049,158.

Biography

Dr. Elizabeth Dees' areas of specialization are general practice and medical oncology; she sees patients in Chapel Hill, NC and Hillsborough, NC. Dr. Dees graduated from Duke University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her residency was performed at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She has indicated that her clinical interests include metastatic breast cancer and clinical trials. The average patient rating for Dr. Dees is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She can take several insurance carriers, including Coventry, Group Health Plan (GHP), and CHAMPVA. Dr. Dees is affiliated with UNC Hospitals. Her practice in Chapel Hill, NC is open to new patients as reported by Yext.