NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Grace C. Wright, MD

Rheumatology Physician · New York, NY

Grace C. Wright, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1245240274, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (New York 189127, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1245240274
Name
Grace C. Wright
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
189127 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
345 E 37TH St, New York, NY 10016
Phone
(212) 490-6960
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 490-6966
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100406000068); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York University School Of Medicine, 1990
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Verify Grace C. Wright in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

1,381 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. Grace Wright1,381
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone145 claims
  2. Methotrexate66 claims
  3. Colchicine65 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate48 claims
  5. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate47 claims
  6. Allopurinol44 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: $343,413.93

297 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Grace Wright$343,414
  2. Specialty average$8,538

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

Grace C. Wright among 599 rheumatology physician records in New York

Grace C. Wright, MD is one of 599 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 425 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in New York

There are 599 rheumatology physician records in New York.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Abramson, MDNew York, NY 100161144294687
  2. Anca Askanase, MDNew York, NY 100161558336768
  3. Natalie Azar, MDNew York, NY 100161033183181
  4. Howard Belmont, MDNew York, NY 100161992779441
  5. Jill Buyon, MDNew York, NY 100161316910169
  6. Efstathia Chiopelas, MDNew York, NY 100161629077003
  7. Brian Golden, MDNew York, NY 100161376542977
  8. Sicy Lee, MDNew York, NY 100161861466260

Common questions

What is Grace C. Wright, MD's NPI number?

Grace C. Wright, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245240274, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Grace C. Wright, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 E 37TH St, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 490-6960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Grace C. Wright, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 189127, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Grace C. Wright, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Grace C. Wright, MD had 1,381 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.