Robert M. Gay, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Robert M. Gay, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1649290669, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 96-00544, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert M. Gay
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 96-00544 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1995 Bethabara RD, Winston Salem, NC 27106
- Phone
- (336) 896-1477
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2022
- Fax
- (336) 759-3652
- Medicaid ID
- 8934979 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051222000393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1995 Bethabara RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dana BennettNurse Practitioner1649075730
- Timothy Dalton, MDInternal Medicine Physician1912900648
- Gillian DanielsonPhysician Assistant1841184348
- Ana Frunza, MDFamily Medicine Physician1063433803
- Nanette Fulp, PA-CPhysician Assistant1508308610
- Latoya Gibbs-Morris, FNPNurse Practitioner1366282576
Verify Robert M. Gay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 96-00544Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
6,393 Medicare Part D claims for 971 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 409 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate1,149 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate837 claims
- Prednisone720 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick343 claims
- Celecoxib241 claims
- Leflunomide237 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: $120.04
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center LLCWinston-Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert M. Gay among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Robert M. Gay, MD is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RR0500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 234 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julio Bravo, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271041598739823
- Douglas Metcalf, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031205830734
- Nilamadhab Mishra, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031104801232
- Bilal Muzaffar, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031639308646
- Elliott Semble, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031780677237
- Tauseef Syed, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031033194857
- Ali Malik, MDWinston Salem, NC 271271275096067
- Dennis Ang, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571104880608
Common questions
What is Robert M. Gay, MD's NPI number?
Robert M. Gay, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649290669, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert M. Gay, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1995 Bethabara RD, Winston Salem, NC, 27106. Phone: (336) 896-1477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert M. Gay, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 96-00544, 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 Robert M. Gay, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert M. Gay, MD had 6,393 Medicare Part D claims for 971 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.