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Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1995)

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal surgery

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-1400

Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD is a general surgeon in Durham, NC specializing in general surgery, trauma surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD is affiliated with Duke Health.

Office Locations

Duke Health

2301 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 684-8111

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Duke Health

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-1400

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In The News

“'This is a very early study, and we need to continue to use this kind of research to advance better policies,' said Suresh Agarwal, the study's co-author and chief of the division of Trauma, Acute,...”—"Gun restriction laws DON'T lead to decrease in homicides", Daily Mail Online, July 2024

“In a press release, Dr. Suresh Agarwal, chief of trauma, acute and critical care surgery at Duke University said, "This is a very early study, and we need to continue to use this kind of research...”—"Gun laws lower firearm-related suicides among youth, study shows", USA Today, July 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

emergency room care

In 2012, Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD performed more emergency room (ER) care 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. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	228
inpatient care	228

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	436
inpatient care	436

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	56
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63
hospital care	654
inpatient care	625
outpatient care	29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	60
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	106
hospital care	904
inpatient care	868
outpatient care	36

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	592
Female	540

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1038
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	174
Less than 65	306

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	47
hospital care	461
inpatient care	444
outpatient care	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	335
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	58
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	12
hospital care	410
inpatient care	410

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	49
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	15
hospital care	378
inpatient care	378

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	47
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	34
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	32
hospital care	393
inpatient care	393
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	46
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	31
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	18
hospital care	324
inpatient care	324

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	37
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	35
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	15
hospital care	404
inpatient care	404

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	36
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	33
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	36
hospital care	442
inpatient care	442

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	53
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Durham, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and emergency care.

doctor visit	72
emergency care	21
hospital care	457
inpatient care	450
outpatient care	27
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Female	179
Male	185

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	46
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	302
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	56
75 to 84	92
Less than 65	87
65 to 74	130

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1995. He completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1995)

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital (2000)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

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. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, 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. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, 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)

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Acute Innovations, LLC	$6,701 RIBLOC $5,471	ACUTIE $1,230
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$6,669 Da Vinci Surgical System $6,669
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.	$2,525 $2,525
Teleflex LLC	$281 QuikClot $222	QuikClot Control+ $60
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$220 MATRIXRIB $220
Other	$411 ZEJULA $169	IPS - Nutrition $83	Synthetics $64	PNEUMOVAX 23 $31	Biosurgicals $28	Other $36

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$6,109
Food and Beverage	$3,343
Honoraria	$3,330
Consulting Fee	$2,525
Education	$1,500

Research Payments

Dr. Suresh K. Agarwal JR., FACS, MD has received 22 research payments totaling $454,412.

Biography

Dr. Suresh Agarwal is a specialist in general surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care (intensive care medicine). Before performing his residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Hospital of Saint Raphael, Dr. Agarwal attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Areas of expertise for Dr. Agarwal include gastrointestinal surgery. He can take several insurance carriers, including Blue California, CIGNA Plans, and TRICARE. He is professionally affiliated with Duke Health. He welcomes new patients at his office inDurham, NC as reported by Duke Health.