Daniella A. Zipkin, MD
Internal Medicine Doctor, Primary Care Doctor
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About Me
I practice patient-centered, evidence-based medicine. I use a motivational style to support patients in making positive changes for health. As an educator in the internal medicine program, I supervise and teach our residents throughout their training. As chair of the Evidence-Based Medicine Task Force for the Society of General Internal Medicine, I work toward communicating evidence effectively to improve patient care on a national level.
- Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine 2023
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Ratings and Reviews
The ratings and reviews are based on patient responses to the overall provider rating question from the survey. The question reads: “Using any number from 0 to 10, where 0 is the worst provider possible and 10 is the best provider possible, what number would you use to rate this provider?” Responses are converted to a 5-point rating system and applied consistently to all providers. Learn more about our survey process. Patients who see some types of providers receive a different version of the patient satisfaction survey. Those results are not available on DukeHealth.org.
Training and Education
Clinical Focus and Research
- Population Health Improvement Leadership II awarded by Fullerton Foundation 2013 - 2017
- Zipkin, D. A. Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine: A Toolkit for Educators, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11174-7.
- Zipkin, Daniella A., Subha Ramani, Corrie A. Stankiewicz, Margaret C. Lo, Alia Chisty, Irene Alexandraki, Maria Wamsley, Scott D. Rothenberger, Kwonho Jeong, and Carla L. Spagnoletti. “Clinician-Educator Training and Its Impact on Career Success: a Mixed Methods Study.” J Gen Intern Med 35, no. 12 (December 2020): 3492–3500. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06049-w.
- Cho, Alex H., Natasha T. Namdari, Lynn Bowlby, Daniella A. Zipkin, Lawrence Greenblatt, Holly E. Causey, Jan M. Dillard, Adia K. Ross, Jane Pendergast, and L Ebony Boulware. “Multiyear Outcomes of a Population-Oriented Care Redesign in an Internal Medicine Residency Continuity Clinic.” J Health Care Poor Underserved 31, no. 2 (2020): 724–41. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2020.0057.
- Zipkin, Daniella A., Craig A. Umscheid, Nancy L. Keating, Elizabeth Allen, KoKo Aung, Rebecca Beyth, Scott Kaatz, et al. “Evidence-based risk communication: a systematic review.” Ann Intern Med 161, no. 4 (August 19, 2014): 270–80. https://doi.org/10.7326/M14-0295.
- Zipkin, daniella, and megan Von Isenburg. “Systematic reviews and meta-analysis.” In Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine A Toolkit for Educators, edited by daniella Zipkin, 163–74. Springer, 2022.
- Von Isenburg, Megan, and Daniella Zipkin. “Searching the medical literature.” In Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine A Toolkit for Educators, edited by daniella Zipkin. Springer, 2022.
- Zipkin, D. A., and K. W. Bartlett. “Diagnostic Testing: Assessing the Value of Studies of Diagnostic Tests.” In Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine: A Toolkit for Educators, 123–48, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11174-7_7.
Insurance Accepted
Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below.
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Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Eagle Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Essential Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)
- Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice
- Aetna Open Choice PPO
- Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
- Aetna Select HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice
- Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan
- Aetna Whole Health – Duke WakeMed WKCC
- Aetna/CVS Health
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Ambetter
- Ambetter of North Carolina
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
- Blue Advantage
- Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
- Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
- Blue Select
- NC State Employees Health Plan
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.
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Cigna
- Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
- Cigna Choice Plus
- Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access Plus
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*Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.
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Duke Group Plans
- Duke Basic
- Duke Select
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Experience Health
- Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
- Gateway Health Alliance
- Healthgram
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Humana
- Humana Choice (PPO)
- Humana Choice - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana ChoiceCare - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana Gold Choice - Medicare Advantage (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage Group Plan - NC State Retirees
- MedCost
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Medicare
- First Medicare Direct
- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part B
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NC Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
- Carolina Complete Health
- Healthy Blue
- NC Medicaid Direct
- WellCare of North Carolina
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TRICARE
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Prime Remote
- TRICARE Select
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 2 (HMO-POS)
- AARP Medicare Complete (HMO, PPO)*
- AARP Medicare Complete Essential (HMO)*
- All Savers Alternate Funding
- All Savers Fully Insured
- United Healthcare (HMO, PPO, POS)**
- United Healthcare Charter/Charter Balance/Charter Plus
- United Healthcare Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Core/Core Essential
- United Healthcare Navigate/Navigate Plus/Navigate Balanced
- United Healthcare Option PPO
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Options PPO
- United Healthcare Select/Select Plus
- United Healthcare Shared Services - Harvard Pilgrim/UHC Options PPO Network
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.
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**Duke Health does not participate in UHC plans on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Before scheduling your appointment, we strongly recommend you contact your insurance company to verify that the Duke Health location or provider you plan to visit is included in your network. Your insurance company will also be able to inform you of any co-payments, co–insurances, or deductibles that will be your responsibility. If you proceed in scheduling an appointment and your health insurance benefits do not participate with Duke, your out of pocket liability may be higher. We will contact you regarding your coverage and patient liability. If you are uninsured, learn more about our financial assistance policy.