Gary Edward Means, MD
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Pinehurst, NC
Gary Edward Means, MD is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and NPI 1649249046, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200301496, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Edward Means
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
- License number
- 200301496 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 First Village Dr, Pinehurst, NC 28374
- Phone
- (910) 295-6831
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231004001714); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Edward Means in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200301496Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
165 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone35 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium26 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Meloxicam17 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 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: $15.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Fidia Pharma USA Inc. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 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 one group practice
- Pinehurst Surgical Clinic PAPinehurst, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Edward Means among 102 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in North Carolina
Gary Edward Means, MD is one of 102 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QS0010X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 102 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in North Carolina.
All 102 in North Carolina → Every provider in Pinehurst → Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rock Vomer, DOWilmington, NC 284031740740448
- Emma Vomer, DOWilmington, NC 284031609405125
- Richard Ferro, MDWilmington, NC 284051962536516
- Robert Ashley, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101770080905
- Wesley Carr, M.D.Fort Liberty, NC 283101124432430
- Erik Clauson, D.O.Fort Bragg, NC 283101538572482
- Alexander Houser, D.O.Fort Bragg, NC 283101790191484
- Collin Hu, D.O.Fort Bragg, NC 283101568802460
Common questions
What is Gary Edward Means, MD's NPI number?
Gary Edward Means, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649249046, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Edward Means, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 First Village Dr, Pinehurst, NC, 28374. Phone: (910) 295-6831. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Edward Means, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200301496, 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 Edward Means, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Edward Means, MD had 165 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. 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.