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Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD

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Specializes in: Musculoskeletal Radiology

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine (2009)

6301 Herndon Road
Durham, NC 27713

(919) 572-2084

Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD is a musculoskeletal radiologist in Durham, NC specializing in musculoskeletal radiology. He graduated from Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2009 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD is affiliated with Duke Health and DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC.

Office Locations

Duke Health

6301 Herndon Road
Durham, NC 27713

(919) 572-2084

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

injections

nerve block

pain management

selective nerve root block

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

In 2023, Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD performed more injections, nerve block, pain management, selective nerve root block (SNRB), subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 10%

By Volume:

arm CT scan

In 2023, Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD performed more arm CT scan procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

musculoskeletal imaging

In 2012, Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD performed more musculoskeletal imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD treated as a musculoskeletal radiologist in Durham, NC during 2016 were nursing home care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and compression therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	57
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	840
excision	840
hospital care	37
immobilization	57
inpatient care	37
nursing home care	1249

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	31
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	120
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	50
Dementia	44
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD treated as a musculoskeletal radiologist in Durham, NC during 2017 were nursing home care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	843
excision	843
nursing home care	1435

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	25
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	94
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	47
Dementia	45
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD treated as a musculoskeletal radiologist in Durham, NC during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	22
musculoskeletal imaging	248
pelvic imaging	26
spinal procedures	133
X-rays	306

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	492

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	645
Black	158
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	62
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD treated as a musculoskeletal radiologist in Durham, NC during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	100
injections	24
musculoskeletal imaging	424
nerve block	24
pain management	24
pelvic imaging	38
spinal procedures	286
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
X-rays	513

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	608
Female	871

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1153
Black	227
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	697
From 75 to 84	502
85 and over	109
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD treated as a musculoskeletal radiologist in Durham, NC were nursing home care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and X-rays.

compression therapy	57
CT scan	61
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	841
excision	841
hospital care	37
immobilization	57
injections	24
inpatient care	37
musculoskeletal imaging	336
nerve block	24
nursing home care	1342
pain management	24
pelvic imaging	32
spinal procedures	209
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
X-rays	409

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	110
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	582
Hispanic	27
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	19

**Age**
75 to 84	253
85 and over	96
Less than 65	88
65 to 74	318

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD From 2016 - 2022

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	13
Dementia	28

Education & Training

Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, MD graduated from Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2009. He completed residency at Duke University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine (2009)

Residency: Duke University Medical Center (2021)

Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jay Paul Willhite, 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. Jay Paul Willhite, 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, TRICARE Prime Remote, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026), Duke Employee Plans, Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II, Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS), Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026), Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only), Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO), Duke Basic, Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026), Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026), Experience Health, Ambetter, Aetna Select HMO, Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Healthy Blue, Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO, Trillium (*Beginning January 2026), All Savers Fully Insured, Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option, Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only), Carolina Complete Health, First Medicare Direct, 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. Jay Paul Willhite, 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

TRICARE Prime Remote

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

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

Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026)

Duke Employee Plans

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

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

Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II

Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)

Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026)

Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only)

Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)

Duke Basic

Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026)

Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026)

Experience Health

Ambetter

Aetna Select HMO

Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Healthy Blue

Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO

Trillium (*Beginning January 2026)

All Savers Fully Insured

Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option

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

Carolina Complete Health

First Medicare Direct

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)

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Biography

Dr. Jay Willhite's area of specialization is musculoskeletal radiology. Before performing his residency at Duke University Medical Center, Dr. Willhite attended Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Duke University School of Medicine. Blue California, CIGNA Plans, and TRICARE are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Willhite honors. He is affiliated with Duke Health.