Gregory M. Swank, MD
Plastic Surgery Physician · Hickory, NC
Gregory M. Swank, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1720030976, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9700776, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory M. Swank
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 9700776 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 19TH St SE, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 325-9849
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 325-9879
- Medicaid ID
- 89065X6 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060123000093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 315 19TH St SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jessica Curtis-Yount, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841524436
- Casey Johnson, PAPhysician Assistant1871717017
- Charles Johnson, M.D.MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1285636076
- George Magel, M.D.Dermatology Physician1265768485
- Rosiane Roeder, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1902055312
- Steven Siciliano, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1942247655
Verify Gregory M. Swank in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9700776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Fluorouracil12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $457.43
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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
- Piedmont Plastic Surgery And Dermatology PAGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory M. Swank among 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Gregory M. Swank, MD is one of 146 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 146 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Plastic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Grey FortenberyHickory, NC 286021518426865
- Rosiane Roeder, MDHickory, NC 286021902055312
- Steven Siciliano, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021942247655
- Joseph Fewell, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011356395479
- Antonio Carbonell, MDMorehead City, NC 285571891869723
- Peter Klainer, M.D.Morehead City, NC 285571982765939
- Peter Kreymerman, M.D.Morehead City, NC 285571043499791
- Thomas Rojy, MDJacksonville, NC 285461134217839
Common questions
What is Gregory M. Swank, MD's NPI number?
Gregory M. Swank, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720030976, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory M. Swank, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 19TH St SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 325-9849. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory M. Swank, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9700776, 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 M. Swank, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory M. Swank, MD had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gregory M. Swank, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.