Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 395
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 149
- Part D claims, 2024
- 430
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $4,778
- Practice address
- 225 Baldwin Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
- Practice phone
- Call (704) 376-1605
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates PA
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. is a neurosurgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Cram practices at Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates PA in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Cram's NPI, 1013900216, was assigned on August 24, 2005. Dr. Cram graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Cram holds North Carolina license 2001-00129.
- NPI
- 1013900216NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8921132523
- NPI enumeration date
- August 24, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (704) 376-1605
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. practices at Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates PA in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Cram's primary practice is Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates PA, at 225 Baldwin Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204 in Mecklenburg County. The practice phone is (704) 376-1605.
- Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates PA225 Baldwin Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204 · Mecklenburg CountyPhone(704) 376-1605
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Cram's primary practice is Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates PA in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Cram is also affiliated with Cone Health Moses Cone Hospital. The medical group on file is Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cram to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cram practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates PA | 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. Gary Paul Cram Jr. is one of 210 neurosurgeons in North Carolina
Neurological surgery is Dr. Cram's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Cram is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Cram
Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. billed Medicare for 395 services in 2024
CMS data shows 395 Medicare services from Dr. Cram across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 149 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,298 for them.
Dr. Cram's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2892024: 2774%
- Imaging
- 2023: 742024: 705%
- Surgery
- 2023: 932024: 4848%
Where Dr. Cram's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office34788%
- In a facility4812%
Dr. Cram compared with the North Carolina median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Cram
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 395vs 23568% above
- Medicare patients
- 149vs 1575% below
- Part D claims
- 355vs 428.5 times
Medians across 195 neurosurgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cram'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. Gary Paul Cram Jr. treated 149 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 149 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cram in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 79 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cram's median patient age at 67, with 57% women.
Dr. Cram's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cram's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8859%
- Men6141%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cram's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis74%
- Anxiety35%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Diabetes30%
- Mood disorders30%
- Depression28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cram's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. wrote 430 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cram wrote 430 Medicare Part D claims for 154 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 355 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,117 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 277 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Cram's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic421 claims98%
- Brand-name and other9 claims2%
Dr. Cram'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. Cram's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids23%98 of 430 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: 2772024: 35528%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 9 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. Gary Paul Cram Jr. ranks in the 76th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare
Dr. Cram accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 111 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Cram, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Cram ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 76th percentile111 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 60th percentile29 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. received $4,778 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 66 general payments to Dr. Cram from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Globus Medical, Inc. paid the most, $3,086.
General payments to Dr. Cram by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cram by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,39250%
- Travel and lodging$2,38650%
Companies that paid Dr. Cram 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. Gary Paul Cram Jr. graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Dr. Cram graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr.'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 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. Gary Paul Cram Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr.'s NPI number is 1013900216. It was assigned on August 24, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr.?
Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. is a neurosurgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. practice?
Dr. Cram practices at 225 Baldwin Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204. Dr. Cram's primary practice is Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates PA in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cram to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cram is (704) 376-1605.
What is Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Cram holds North Carolina license 2001-00129.
Which hospitals is Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Cram is affiliated with Cone Health Moses Cone Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. part of?
Dr. Cram is linked to Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Cram to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cram billed Medicare for 395 services in 2024, and Dr. Cram accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. see?
CMS counts 149 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cram in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cram's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).
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Where did Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Cram graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cram's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Methylprednisolone and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,778 in general payments to Dr. Cram from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Globus Medical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Cram graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
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