Betsy H. Grunch, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Gainesville, GA
Betsy H. Grunch, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1265606644, issued on Apr 17, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 069414, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Betsy H. Grunch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 069414 GA
141424 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Broad St SE Ste A, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (470) 293-9800
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2026
- Fax
- (844) 689-4542
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130621000109); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Betsy H. Grunch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 069414Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
829 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 345 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen135 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl103 claims
- Gabapentin80 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl79 claims
- Methocarbamol75 claims
- Mupirocin71 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $277,192.27
250 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hyhte Holdings Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Southern Neurosurgery LLCGainesville, GA
- The Longstreet Clinic, PCBraselton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Betsy H. Grunch among 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia
Betsy H. Grunch, MD is one of 219 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 153 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 219 in Georgia → Every provider in Gainesville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zain Boghani, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011407199631
- Bryan Buster, MDGainesville, GA 305011881089050
- Nabil Muhanna, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011972588416
- Karl Schultz, MDGainesville, GA 305011558344507
- Tristan Stani, MDGainesville, GA 305011477811826
- Arun Thankachan Jacob, M.B.B.S.Gainesville, GA 305011578773990
- Kevin Waits, MDGainesville, GA 305011912235888
- Bryan Barnes, MDAthens, GA 306061548281363
Common questions
What is Betsy H. Grunch, MD's NPI number?
Betsy H. Grunch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265606644, issued on Apr 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Betsy H. Grunch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Broad St SE Ste A, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (470) 293-9800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Betsy H. Grunch, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 069414, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Betsy H. Grunch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Betsy H. Grunch, MD had 829 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Betsy H. Grunch, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.