At a glance

CDC 2022

Transfers using a carrier: 3% U.S. 4.7%
Carrier transfers / yr: ≈14 estimated
Rank by carrier volume: #145 of 450
Services: CarrierDonor eggEgg freezing
Medical director: Seth Katz, MD
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Contact

1524 E. Morehead St
Charlotte, NC 28207

(704) 343-3400 Clinic website

#145 by gestational carrier volume · CDC 2022NCIvy: 1–10 journeys here

Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte (REACH)

Reproductive endocrinology & IVF · Charlotte, NC

Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte reports to the CDC as one program covering 3 locations. The figures on this page are program-wide; each location's doctors are listed below.

Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte, known as Reach Fertility, is a fertility clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina, treating patients since 1988, with three offices: Charlotte (1524 East Morehead Street), Lake Norman in Mooresville and Ballantyne in south Charlotte. In CDC reporting year 2022 it reported 1,003 cycles; an estimated 14 of its 501 embryo transfers, about 2.8%, used a gestational carrier.

Gestational carrier cycles

For surrogacy intended parents

of transfers used a gestational carrier · U.S. 5%

≈14

carrier transfers per year, estimated from the CDC carrier share of ~501 total transfers

#145

of 450 U.S. clinics by carrier volume, not success rate

Share of transfers using a carrier, by patient age (2022)

Dark: REACH · Light: U.S. average

<35

1%vs 3%

35-37

6%vs 4%

38-40

3%vs 5%

>40

5%vs 10%

Three-year trend, share of transfers using a carrier

Patient age	2020	2021	2022	U.S. 2022
<35	5%	5%	1%	3%
35-37	2%	2%	6%	4%
38-40	13%	1%	3%	5%
>40	3%	6%	5%	10%
All ages	5%	4%	3%	5%

Total transfers (all egg sources, the CDC's denominator): 2020: 546 · 2021: 645 · 2022: 501

Volume estimate = the CDC's reported all-ages share of transfers that used a gestational carrier × the program's total transfers (the transfer count the CDC uses as that share's denominator). Where the CDC suppressed the all-ages share, the age-group shares are used instead and the tile says so.

Donor egg cycles

For egg donation intended parents

Live births per transfer, donor egg cycles (2022)

Frozen embryo transfer, donor eggs (fresh or banked)

39%

U.S. 45%

Donated embryos

fewer than 20 transfers; the CDC reports no rate

U.S. 42%

Fresh donor eggs, fresh embryo transfer

1–4 transfers; rate suppressed by the CDC

U.S. 52%

Frozen (banked) donor eggs, fresh embryo transfer

no transfers of this type in 2022

U.S. 45%

32 transfers

Nearly all donor-egg transfers today are frozen embryo transfers — the embryo is frozen for genetic testing or scheduling whether the eggs were fresh or banked — so that is the figure to compare.

Share of cycles using donor eggs or embryos, by patient age

Patient age	REACH	U.S. 2022
<35	0%	2%
35-37	2%	3%
38-40	0%	5%
>40	16%	21%

Egg freezing services: Yes

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Locations & doctors

Showing all 3 locations. Select a location to see its address, whether it has its own lab, and the doctors who practice there.

Reproductive endocrinologists

Deidre Downs, MD
Physician
NPI 1891013710
Clinic biography
Seth Katz, MD
Physician; medical director per the CDC registration
NPI 1639254345
Clinic biography
Joseph Whelan, MD
Physician
NPI 1841248473
Clinic biography

NPI Registry and the clinic's website. Listing is factual and public. Physicians may request a correction or removal at any time.

Ivy at REACH

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Surrogacy law in North Carolina

Gestational surrogacy is permitted by silence rather than statute, with pre-birth parentage orders issued in practice — what varies is the county, the judge, and your family structure.

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Questions about REACH

Does Reach Fertility do gestational carrier cycles, and how many?

Yes. The CDC's figures give an estimated 14 transfers with a gestational carrier in 2022, 25 in 2021 and 28 in 2020, out of 501 embryo transfers in 2022. That is about 2.8%, below the share across all U.S. clinics, which is about 5%.

Does Reach Fertility have its own IVF laboratory, and at which office?

The clinic's website says it is equipped with on-site embryology, laboratory and surgical facilities, but does not say at which of its three offices. The CDC registers the program at the Charlotte office on East Morehead Street. This page does not mark a laboratory at any office until the clinic confirms where it is.

What are Reach Fertility's results with donor eggs?

The program reported 32 transfers in donor egg cycles for 2022. The CDC printed a live-birth rate for one type of transfer: with frozen embryos from donor eggs, 39% of transfers led to a live birth (U.S.: 45%).

Is Reach Fertility the same clinic as Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte?

Yes. Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte is the name the practice registers with the CDC and uses as its legal name; Reach Fertility, or REACH, is the name its website uses. The figures on this page are that program's, and its three offices share one phone number.

Sources

CDC ART Success Rates: Clinic Services & Profiles (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset ix4g-rt8v
CDC ART Success Rates: Patient & Cycle Characteristics (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset wrev-kwxu
CDC ART Success Rates: Success Rates (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset cchw-gdwa
CDC ART Success Rates: Summary (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset 9tjt-seye
NPPES NPI Registry — CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System — physician roster

CDC National ART Surveillance System clinic datasets for Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte (clinic ID 452), reporting years 2020–2022.
NPPES NPI Registry, physicians with taxonomy 207VE0102X at the clinic's addresses.
Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte website.
Reporting year 2022 is the most recent published by the CDC.
CDC datasets are published with a lag of several years, and the field has since seen many mergers, acquisitions and renamings. We update each clinic’s current name, network and offices from its own website as best we can, but details may be out of date (the CDC-registered name appears in the citation above). Clinics may request corrections at any time.
The gestational carrier volume is an estimate from the CDC’s own figures for the reporting year shown — an indication of scale, not a current or exact count.
Ivy journey counts are Ivy Surrogacy's own records.
Ivy Surrogacy is an independent agency; this listing does not imply affiliation with or endorsement by Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte unless stated.
Informational only, not medical advice; clinics are not ranked by success rate.
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