Gregory Thomas Means, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Gregory Thomas Means, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1790045268, issued on May 18, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-00068, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory Thomas Means
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 2015-00068 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 186 Kimel Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27103
- Phone
- (336) 277-2000
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2023
- Fax
- (336) 277-2050
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160105000491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 186 Kimel Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rahel Alemu, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1194039636
- Robert Allen, MDPhysician Assistant1154309359
- Mousumi Andersen, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1740577915
- Ennie AustinNurse Practitioner1881248029
- Christopher Bahm, RNNurse Practitioner1922687243
- Laura Bennett, PAPhysician Assistant1487633483
Verify Gregory Thomas Means in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2015-00068Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,188 Medicare Part D claims for 544 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate337 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium320 claims
- Clopidogrel249 claims
- Carvedilol200 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er168 claims
- Eliquis161 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: $7,235.82
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 4 group practices
- American Healthcare Systems LLCAsheboro, NC
- Forsyth Memorial Hospital IncKernersville, NC
- Medical Park Hospital LLCWinston Salem, NC
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCHigh Point, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory Thomas Means among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina
Gregory Thomas Means, MD is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 841 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Bodek, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031871587923
- Matthew Cummings, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031497953848
- Kerry Gilliland, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031316918683
- Davidson Givens, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031043281314
- Charles Harris, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031134191273
- Milton Harris, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031962469049
- James Holland, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031538126628
- Stephen Kirkland, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031053379156
Common questions
What is Gregory Thomas Means, MD's NPI number?
Gregory Thomas Means, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790045268, issued on May 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory Thomas Means, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 186 Kimel Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 277-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory Thomas Means, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-00068, 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 Gregory Thomas Means, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory Thomas Means, MD had 3,188 Medicare Part D claims for 544 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.