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Dr. Sona Sharma, MD

Accepting New Patients

(336 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Endocrinology

Lady Hardinge Medical College (1988 - 1992)

30 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 668-5360

Dr. Sona Sharma, MD is an endocrinologist in Durham, NC specializing in adult endocrinology. She graduated from Lady Hardinge Medical College in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Sona Sharma, MD is affiliated with Duke Health and DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC.

Office Locations

Duke Health

234 Crooked Creek Parkway
Durham, NC 27713

(919) 385-3000

(919) 576-8821

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Duke Health

30 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 668-5360

(919) 684-5743

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	281

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	295

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	92

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	66
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	267

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	66
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sona Sharma, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Durham, NC during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	270
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	65
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sona Sharma, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Durham, NC during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	266
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	70
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sona Sharma, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Durham, NC during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	249
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	70
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	233

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	64
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sona Sharma, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Durham, NC during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	97
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	85

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	62
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	101

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sona Sharma, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Durham, NC during 2021 were lab tests, diabetes management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	31
doctor visit	143
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lab tests	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
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	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	48
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sona Sharma, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Durham, NC during 2022 were lab tests, diabetes management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	22
doctor visit	126
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
lab tests	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sona Sharma, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Durham, NC were lab tests, diabetes management, hospital care and inpatient care.

diabetes management	26
doctor visit	211
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
lab tests	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	103
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	4
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	68

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sona Sharma, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Sona Sharma, MD graduated from Lady Hardinge Medical College in 1992. She completed residency at Wright State University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Med, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Meta and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College (1992)

Residency: Wright State University Affiliated Hospitals (1999)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Med, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Meta

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sona Sharma, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

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. Sona Sharma, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, 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, Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Duke Employee Plans, Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS), Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II, Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO), Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only), Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026), Duke Basic, Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026), Ambetter, Experience Health, Aetna Select HMO, Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO, Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026), Healthy Blue, Trillium (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option, All Savers Fully Insured, Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only), First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP), Aetna/CVS Health, Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice, Partners (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan, Duke Select, Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sona Sharma, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

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

Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026)

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

Duke Employee Plans

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

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

Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)

Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II

Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)

Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only)

Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026)

Duke Basic

Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026)

Ambetter

Experience Health

Aetna Select HMO

Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO

Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026)

Healthy Blue

Trillium (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option

All Savers Fully Insured

Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only)

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna/CVS Health

Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice

Partners (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan

Duke Select

Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sona Sharma, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.86 out of 5 stars based on 336 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sona Sharma, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Durham, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Corcept Therapeutics	$100 Korlym $100
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.	$74 Minimed 670G System $74
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$21 PRALUENT (alirocumab) Injection $21
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$15 SOLIQUA 100/33 $15
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$12 RECORLEV $12
Other	$10 Vascepa $10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$211
Education	$23

Biography

Dr. Sona Sharma is a specialist in adult endocrinology. Dr. Sharma's patients gave her an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). She is professionally affiliated with Duke Health. She appears to be in-network for Blue California, CIGNA Plans, TRICARE, and more. She has an open panel in Durham, NC according to Duke Health. Dr. Sharma studied medicine at Lady Hardinge Medical College. Her residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with Wright State University. Dr. Sharma (or staff) speaks Hindi.