Gary A. Rankin, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Greensboro, NC
Gary A. Rankin, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1538196209, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 35475, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary A. Rankin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 35475 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1204 Maple St, Greensboro, NC 27405
- Phone
- (336) 294-8258
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 292-4109
- Medicaid ID
- 8970189 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070206000058); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary A. Rankin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 35475Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
761 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine186 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate110 claims
- Timolol Maleate104 claims
- Latanoprost100 claims
- Ofloxacin85 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate33 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: $291.48
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Gary A. Rankin among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Gary A. Rankin, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greensboro → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Brewington, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274051629055934
- Greer Geiger, MDGreensboro, NC 274051922182906
- Bradley Bowen, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081093006892
- Kathryn Hecker, MDGreensboro, NC 274081992744437
- Graham Lyles, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081508062399
- Christine McCuen, MDGreensboro, NC 274081457443210
- Narendra Patel, MD, MPHGreensboro, NC 274081467657866
- Martha Patel, MDGreensboro, NC 274081275767766
Common questions
What is Gary A. Rankin, MD's NPI number?
Gary A. Rankin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538196209, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary A. Rankin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1204 Maple St, Greensboro, NC, 27405. Phone: (336) 294-8258. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary A. Rankin, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 35475, 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 A. Rankin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary A. Rankin, MD had 761 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.