401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Carteret Surgical Associates, P.a. Dba Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
118
Participants Small participant base
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$172,126
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Carteret Surgical Associates, P.a. Dba Carolinas Center for Surgery · North Carolina · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$20M in assets, 118 participants

Carteret Surgical Associates, P.a. Dba Carolinas Center for Surgery's Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan reported $20M in total assets and 118 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #13,656 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan covers 118 participants in North Carolina, about 14% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#13,656
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+21.4%
assets growth YoY

Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$20,310,830 Top 27% higher than 73% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (118 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $17M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 108 in the plan year 2022 filing to 118 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 561120277 · Carteret Surgical Associates, P.a. Dba Carolinas Center for Surgery PY 2023 · 401(k)

Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan · $20M · 118 · 73rd

  • 5500 $20M
  • 5500 118
  • 5500 73rd
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Badger Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #13656

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN561120277
Plan Effective Date1976-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Carteret Surgical Associates, P.a. Dba Carolinas Center for Surgery)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Carteret Surgical Associates, P.a. Dba Carolinas Center for Surgery plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 12.904330292802088% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12M$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $16.7M $14.6M ▼ -12.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 108 $17M
2023 1 118 $20M
2024 1 122 $15M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.02031083 · Participants: 118Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 54.848846192 · Participants: 173899The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.388124058 · Participants: 40004Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.354065 · Participants: 28121Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.120701726 · Participants: 55480Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.510660989 · Participants: 24174Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Badger Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan in WI ($20M); by covered participants it is Ensign Natural Resources 401(k) Plan in TX (118 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (118 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 21.4% during 2023, from $17M to $20M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Carteret Surgical Associates, P.a. Dba Carolinas Center for Surgery plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Carteret Surgical Associates, P.a. Dba Carolinas Center for Surgery's sponsor-wide assets declined 12.9%, from $17M to $15M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Badger Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan in WI ($20M, 95 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Carolinas Center for Surgery 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ensign Natural Resources 401(k) Plan in TX (118 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 561120277.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.