Joseph William Turek
NPI 1114193224ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Chapel Hill, NC
Surgery in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, trained at University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) (class of 2002). Enrolled in Medicare as practitioner - pediatric medicine. Lifenet Health was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $12,885 in all, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1114193224 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 8, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 15, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 29, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 2009-01039 | NC |
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | 208G00000X | 110607 | NC |
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | 208G00000X | 39612 | IA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Pediatric Medicine (NC) |
|---|
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2002 |
| Medicare specialty | Pediatric Medicine |
| Secondary specialties | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Duke Health Integrated Practice, IncDurham, NC · 3,185 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$12,885 · 20 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Lifenet Health | $9,427 | 4 |
| Artivion, Inc. | $2,132 | 9 |
| Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC | $1,058 | 5 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $268.20 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$8,000 · 1 payment
- Travel and Lodging$4,111 · 10 payments
- Food and Beverage$773.35 · 9 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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