NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary Paul Cram, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Greensboro, NC

Gary Paul Cram, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1013900216, issued on Aug 24, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2001-00129, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013900216
Name
Gary Paul Cram
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
2001-00129 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1130 N Church St, Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone
(336) 378-1040
Enumerated
Aug 24, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 378-0250
Medicaid ID
89128WT NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100818000715); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1994
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1130 N Church St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jennifer BlackburnAthletic Trainer1467027896
  2. Ernesto Botero, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1275524605
  3. Lindsey Braddock, MS, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1871985697
  4. Jody Butler, MPTPhysical Therapist1184966095
  5. Kyle Cabbell, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1598756934
  6. Joshua Chadwell, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1073849451

Verify Gary Paul Cram in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

430 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 98 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gary Cram430
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin88 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone76 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl41 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl30 claims
  6. Methocarbamol28 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: $90.79

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Providence Medical Technology, 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.

  1. Gary Cram$91
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Carolina Neurosurgery And Spine Associates PAGreensboro, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gary Paul Cram among 226 neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina

Gary Paul Cram, M.D. is one of 226 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 161 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 52% 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina

There are 226 neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ernesto Botero, MDGreensboro, NC 274011275524605
  2. Kyle Cabbell, MDGreensboro, NC 274011598756934
  3. Henry Elsner, MDGreensboro, NC 274011508857749
  4. Jonathan Garst, MDGreensboro, NC 274011811423940
  5. Jeffrey Jenkins, MDGreensboro, NC 274011942291133
  6. David Jones, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011336132430
  7. Randy Kritzer, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011508859745
  8. Robert Nudelman, MDGreensboro, NC 274011578554903

Common questions

What is Gary Paul Cram, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gary Paul Cram, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013900216, issued on Aug 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary Paul Cram, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1130 N Church St, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Phone: (336) 378-1040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary Paul Cram, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2001-00129, 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 Gary Paul Cram, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gary Paul Cram, M.D. had 430 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.