Dr. John Gregory Player, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,656
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 225
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,198
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $156
- Practice address
- 1960 S 16th St, Wilmington, NC 28401
- Practice phone
- Call (910) 662-6000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Nhmgcr New Hanover Medical Group
Wilmington, North Carolina
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Dr. John Gregory Player is a family medicine physician in Wilmington, North Carolina
Dr. Player practices at Nhmgcr New Hanover Medical Group in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Dr. Player's NPI, 1629077615, was assigned on July 20, 2005. Dr. Player graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Player holds North Carolina license 2006-00469.
- NPI
- 1629077615NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4486638293
- NPI enumeration date
- July 20, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (910) 662-6000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John Gregory Player practices at Nhmgcr New Hanover Medical Group in Wilmington, North Carolina
Dr. Player's primary practice is Nhmgcr New Hanover Medical Group, at 1960 S 16th St, Wilmington, NC 28401 in New Hanover County. The practice phone is (910) 662-6000.
- Nhmgcr New Hanover Medical Group1960 S 16th St, Wilmington, NC 28401 · New Hanover CountyPhone(910) 662-6000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. John Gregory Player is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Player's primary practice is Nhmgcr New Hanover Medical Group in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Player is also affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is ECU Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Player to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John Gregory Player's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Player practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Nhmgcr New Hanover Medical Group | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John Gregory Player is one of 4,206 family medicine physicians in North Carolina
Family medicine is Dr. Player's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Player is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, North CarolinaPrimary
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Player
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John Gregory Player billed Medicare for 1,656 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,656 Medicare services from Dr. Player across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 225 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,705 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Player's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 02024: 533
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 418
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 112024: 3803355%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 168
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 144
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 13
Dr. Player compared with the North Carolina median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Player
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 1,656vs 4243.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 225vs 15149% above
- Part D claims
- 724vs 1,17738% below
Medians across 4,171 family medicine physicians in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Player'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. John Gregory Player treated 225 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 225 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Player in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 137 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Player's median patient age at 65, with 46% women.
Dr. Player's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Player's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12355%
- Men10245%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Player's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure67%
- Arthritis50%
- Anxiety28%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Mood disorders26%
- Depression24%
- Diabetes23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Player's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Gregory Player wrote 1,198 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Player wrote 1,198 Medicare Part D claims for 255 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 724 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $83,471 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 181 claims across 8 drugs.
Dr. Player's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic978 claims82%
- Brand-name and other220 claims18%
Dr. Player'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. Player's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics7%85 of 1,198 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, 2022 to 2024
- 2022
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2022: 1812024: 724300%
Drugs named by CMS: 35 in 2024, 8 in 2022.
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. John Gregory Player ranks in the 68th percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare
Dr. Player accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Player as offering telehealth. CMS counts 30 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Player, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Player ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 68th percentile30 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. John Gregory Player received $156 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Player from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $47.
General payments to Dr. Player by program year, 2016 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Player the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John Gregory Player graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine
Dr. Player graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2001.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. John Gregory Player'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (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. John Gregory Player's NPI number?
Dr. John Gregory Player's NPI number is 1629077615. It was assigned on July 20, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John Gregory Player?
Dr. John Gregory Player is a family medicine physician in Wilmington, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. John Gregory Player practice?
Dr. Player practices at 1960 S 16th St, Wilmington, NC 28401. Dr. Player's primary practice is Nhmgcr New Hanover Medical Group in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Player to 1 hospital, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. John Gregory Player's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Player is (910) 662-6000.
What is Dr. John Gregory Player's medical license number?
Dr. Player holds North Carolina license 2006-00469.
Which hospitals is Dr. John Gregory Player affiliated with?
Dr. Player is affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Player to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. John Gregory Player part of?
Dr. Player is linked to ECU Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Player to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. John Gregory Player accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Player billed Medicare for 1,656 services in 2024, and Dr. Player accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. John Gregory Player offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Player as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John Gregory Player see?
CMS counts 225 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Player in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. John Gregory Player bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Player's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
Where did Dr. John Gregory Player go to medical school?
Dr. Player graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. John Gregory Player prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Player's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Gabapentin and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. John Gregory Player received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $156 in general payments to Dr. Player from 6 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.
How long has Dr. John Gregory Player been practicing?
Dr. Player graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
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