Clare Lawrence Gray, M. D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC
Clare Lawrence Gray, M. D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1780680090, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200001149, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clare Lawrence Gray
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 200001149 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 810 Fairgrove Church RD, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 326-3809
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 326-3371
- Medicaid ID
- 891271W NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080222000214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 810 Fairgrove Church RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Clare Lawrence Gray in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200001149Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
269 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol20 claims
- Eliquis20 claims
- Clopidogrel13 claims
- Furosemide12 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $29.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Clare Lawrence Gray among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Clare Lawrence Gray, M. D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 37 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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- Alicia Howard, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021366887283
- Rachel Kelly, DOHickory, NC 286021871725861
- Kyaw Khine, MDHickory, NC 286021063479244
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Common questions
What is Clare Lawrence Gray, M. D.'s NPI number?
Clare Lawrence Gray, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780680090, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clare Lawrence Gray, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 Fairgrove Church RD, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 326-3809. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clare Lawrence Gray, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200001149, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Clare Lawrence Gray, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clare Lawrence Gray, M. D. had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.