NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Skains, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Greensboro, NC

Mark Skains, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1679794275, issued on May 1, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 200500535, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1679794275
Name
Mark Skains
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
200500535 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1126 N Church St Ste 300, Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone
(336) 938-0800
Enumerated
May 1, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
5910526 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080913000185); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2002
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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Also registered at 1126 N Church St Ste 300

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Zane AdamsPhysician Assistant1154145852
  2. James Allred, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1669583316
  3. Kelley Auten, PHARMD, CPPPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1467868661
  4. Angela Duke, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457732356
  5. Christopher End, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1609072495
  6. Cadence Furth, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1255968376

Verify Mark Skains in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

8,291 Medicare Part D claims for 1,121 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Mark Skains8,291
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium894 claims
  2. Eliquis693 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate629 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium556 claims
  5. Furosemide344 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate341 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: $1,001.11

52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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.

  1. Mark Skains$1,001.11
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating CorporationGreensboro, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mark Skains among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina

Mark Skains, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 58% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Brackbill, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011619031614
  2. Jagadeesh Ganji, M.D. FACCGreensboro, NC 274011306942578
  3. Mohan Harwani, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011639275381
  4. Peter Jordan, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011235286626
  5. Ajay Kadakia, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011174619795
  6. Jeffrey Katz, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011508820572
  7. Philip Nahser, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011710034053
  8. Peter Nishan, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011407810435

Common questions

What is Mark Skains, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mark Skains, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679794275, issued on May 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Skains, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1126 N Church St Ste 300, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Phone: (336) 938-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Skains, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200500535, 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 Mark Skains, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Skains, M.D. had 8,291 Medicare Part D claims for 1,121 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.