Gregory J. Taraska, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC
Gregory J. Taraska, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1144281403, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 36277, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory J. Taraska
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 36277 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3019 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 673-8629
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2026
- Fax
- (828) 318-8149
- Medicaid ID
- 8981591 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050726001076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3019 N Center St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nathaniel Fuller, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912330945
Verify Gregory J. Taraska in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 36277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
406 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 102 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt52 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Baclofen30 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 claims
- Prednisone25 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: $14.79
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Gandn Medical, PLLCHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory J. Taraska among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Gregory J. Taraska, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 25 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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- Charles McKaraher, M.DHickory, NC 286011184672677
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Common questions
What is Gregory J. Taraska, MD's NPI number?
Gregory J. Taraska, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144281403, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory J. Taraska, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3019 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 673-8629. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory J. Taraska, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 36277, 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 J. Taraska, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory J. Taraska, MD had 406 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.