Grey Wilson Fortenbery
Plastic Surgery Physician · Hickory, NC
Grey Wilson Fortenbery is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1518426865, issued on Mar 17, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 202501299, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Grey Wilson Fortenbery
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 202501299 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 19TH St SE Bldg 100, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 328-3500
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 328-8777
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250523002144); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 315 19TH St SE Bldg 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristen Bush, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578979936
Verify Grey Wilson Fortenbery in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 202501299Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl18 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: $507.52
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. 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 PAHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
Other plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina
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- Christine Annunziata, M.D.Matthews, NC1700809621
- James Appel, M.D.Charlotte, NC1912170119
- Matthew Applebaum, MDGastonia, NC1073044178
- Louis Argenta, MDWinston Salem, NC1710962766
- Victor Au, MDBurlington, NC1497898142
- Adam Augenstein, M.D.Charlotte, NC1255479895
- Anthony Azzolini, M.D.Wilmington, NC1407301310
- William Barber, M.D.Greensboro, NC1033194170
- Rahman Barry, MDCary, NC1275967838
Common questions
What is Grey Wilson Fortenbery's NPI number?
Grey Wilson Fortenbery's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518426865, issued on Mar 17, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Grey Wilson Fortenbery located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 19TH St SE Bldg 100, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 328-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Grey Wilson Fortenbery's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 202501299, 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 Grey Wilson Fortenbery prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Grey Wilson Fortenbery had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.