Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
AlabamaDisability EvaluationFracture Healing
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung, MD
NPI1508075144PAC ID6002001393
- Medicare services, 2024
- 588
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 210
- Part D claims, 2024
- 578
- Publications
- 2
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 1021 Montgomery Hwy, Suite 100, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
- Practice phone
- Call (205) 824-6250
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Surgical Institute of Alabama
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Vestavia Hills, Alabama
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Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung is an orthopedic surgeon in Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Dr. Gullung practices at Surgical Institute of Alabama in Vestavia Hills, Alabama.
Dr. Gullung's NPI, 1508075144, was assigned on May 21, 2007. Dr. Gullung graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2006. Dr. Gullung holds Alabama license 27800.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1508075144NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6002001393
- NPI enumeration date
- May 21, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (205) 824-6250
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung practices at Surgical Institute of Alabama in Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Dr. Gullung's primary practice is Surgical Institute of Alabama, at 1021 Montgomery Hwy, Suite 100, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216. The practice phone is (205) 824-6250.
- Surgical Institute of Alabama1021 Montgomery Hwy, Suite 100, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216Phone(205) 824-6250
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Gullung's primary practice is Surgical Institute of Alabama in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Dr. Gullung is also affiliated with Grandview Medical Center. The medical group on file is Champion Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gullung to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Surgical Institute of AlabamaPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gullung practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Surgical Institute of Alabama | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung is one of 310 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Gullung's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Gullung is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, AlabamaPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Gullung
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
310orthopedic surgeons in Alabama
4orthopedic surgeons in Vestavia Hills
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung billed Medicare for 588 services in 2024
CMS data shows 588 Medicare services from Dr. Gullung across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 210 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $119,207 for them.
Medicare services, 2024588
Medicare patients210
Paid by Medicare$119,207
Procedure codes16
Dr. Gullung's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Imaging
- 2023: 2982024: 2854%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1902024: 1824%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1422024: 12115%
Where Dr. Gullung's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office40669%
- In a facility18231%
Dr. Gullung compared with the Alabama median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Gullung
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 588vs 1,57063% below
- Medicare patients
- 210vs 26220% below
- Part D claims
- 546vs 48513% above
Medians across 302 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Gullung's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung treated 210 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 210 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gullung in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 101 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gullung's median patient age at 63, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024210
Average age72
Average risk score1.14
Dr. Gullung's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Gullung's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12057%
- Men9043%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Gullung's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Anxiety32%
- Diabetes30%
- Mood disorders30%
- Depression28%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Gullung's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung wrote 578 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Gullung wrote 578 Medicare Part D claims for 221 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 546 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,503 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 745 claims across 10 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024578
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$4,503
Part D patients221
Dr. Gullung's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic575 claims99%
- Brand-name and other3 claims1%
Dr. Gullung's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Gullung's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids35%205 of 578 claims
- Antibiotics16%91 of 578 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 7452024: 54627%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 10 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Gullung for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Gullung accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 428 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Gullung, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Gullung ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 98th percentile428 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 86th percentile68 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Gullung. Dr. Gullung's most frequent co-authors are David Albritton Black, MD, Grady Eaton Maddox, MD and Jeremiah J. Maddox, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Gullung's most frequent co-authors
- David Albritton Black, MD1 shared paper
- Grady Eaton Maddox, MD1 shared paper
- Jeremiah J. Maddox, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Gullung
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Gullung to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Spinal Stenosis and Spinal Diseases.
Conditions in Dr. Gullung's trials
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Diseases
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Gullung
- Jamieson Scott Glenn, MD1 shared trial
- Bradly Sean Goodman, MD1 shared trial
- Maahir Ul Haque, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Gullung
Spinal StenosisSpinal DiseasesSuperion® IDS
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung received $48,321 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 105 general payments to Dr. Gullung from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Alphatec Spine, Inc paid the most, $32,940.
General payments to Dr. Gullung by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Gullung by kind, 2016 to 2025
$48.3Kin total
- Consulting fees$26,80055%
- Travel and lodging$15,28632%
- Food and beverage$6,23613%
Companies that paid Dr. Gullung the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Dr. Gullung graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2006.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung's NPI number?
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung's NPI number is 1508075144. It was assigned on May 21, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung?
Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung is an orthopedic surgeon in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung practice?
Dr. Gullung practices at 1021 Montgomery Hwy, Suite 100, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216. Dr. Gullung's primary practice is Surgical Institute of Alabama in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gullung to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Gullung is (205) 824-6250.
What is Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung's medical license number?
Dr. Gullung holds Alabama license 27800.
Which hospitals is Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung affiliated with?
Dr. Gullung is affiliated with Grandview Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung part of?
Dr. Gullung is linked to Champion Sports Medicine. Dmand AI links Dr. Gullung to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gullung billed Medicare for 588 services in 2024, and Dr. Gullung accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung's MIPS score?
Dr. Gullung's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung see?
CMS counts 210 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gullung in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Gullung's most billed Medicare services were diagnostic imaging (72110), office visit, established patient (99214) and diagnostic imaging (72148).
Where did Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung go to medical school?
Dr. Gullung graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2006.
What drugs does Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gullung's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tizanidine HCl, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $48,321 in general payments to Dr. Gullung from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alphatec Spine, Inc.
How long has Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung been practicing?
Dr. Gullung graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Gullung. Dr. Gullung has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Gregory Brinker Gullung publish with?
Dr. Gullung's most frequent co-authors are David Albritton Black, MD (1 shared paper), Grady Eaton Maddox, MD (1 shared paper) and Jeremiah J. Maddox, MD (1 shared paper).
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