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Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD

Accepting New Patients

(34 Ratings)

Specializes in: Radiation Oncology

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Professional interests include: cancer, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)

101 Manning Drive Manning Level
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(984) 974-8415

Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD is a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in radiation oncology. He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Rex UNC Hospitals.

Office Locations

UNC Health Rex UNC Hospitals

101 Manning Drive Manning Level
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(984) 974-8415

(984) 974-8607

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UNC Health Rex UNC Hospitals

117 Sunnybrook Road
Raleigh, NC 27610

(919) 334-3900

(919) 250-9280

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UNC Health Rex UNC Hospitals

2901 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607

(919) 784-3018

(919) 784-1473

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

radiation therapy

In 2012, Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD performed more radiation therapy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2012 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	428
radiation therapy	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2013 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	407
radiation therapy	183

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	26
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2014 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	313
radiation therapy	245

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	24
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2015 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	426
radiation therapy	121

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	40
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2016 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	473
radiation therapy	201

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	29
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	72

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2017 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	425
radiation therapy	120

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	31
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	72

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2018 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	380
radiation therapy	89

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	29
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2019 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	345
radiation therapy	150

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	22
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2020 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	285
radiation therapy	146

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	26
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2021 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	357
radiation therapy	190

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	30
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2022 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	284
radiation therapy	202

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chapel Hill, NC were radiation therapy.

doctor visit	374
radiation therapy	154

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	241
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	91
85 and over	23
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	150

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	8
Cancer	66

Education & Training

Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He completed residency at Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Radiology, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Residency: Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Radiology, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Health Rex UNC Hospitals

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

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

HealthTeam Advantage

MedCost PPO

FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans

North Carolina State Health Plan

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

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

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

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

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

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

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 34 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Achilles Fakiris, MD 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. Achilles Fakiris, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Covidien LP	$130 Beacon $130
Brainlab, Inc.	$15 ExacTrac $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$145

Biography

Dr. A. Fakiris is a medical specialist in radiation oncology. Dr. Fakiris's areas of expertise consist of cancer and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). He is affiliated with UNC Health. After completing medical school at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Indiana University. On average, patients gave Dr. Fakiris a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He accepts Coventry, Group Health Plan (GHP), CHAMPVA, and more. His practice in Chapel Hill, NC is open to new patients as reported by UNC Health.