Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr., MD

  • Charlotte, NC
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1083644678PAC ID6901992726
Medicare services, 2024
503
Medicare patients, 2024
209
Part D claims, 2024
322
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$6,172
Practice address
8924 Blakeney Professional Dr, Charlotte, NC 28277-6660
Practice phone
Call (704) 703-1080
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Primary practice

Queen City Ear Nose And Throat

Audiology & hearing practice · Charlotte, North Carolina

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Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. is an otolaryngologist in Charlotte, North Carolina

Dr. Gillespie practices at Queen City Ear Nose And Throat in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dr. Gillespie's NPI, 1083644678, was assigned on July 3, 2006. Dr. Gillespie graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Gillespie holds North Carolina license 200100689.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6901992726
NPI enumeration date
July 3, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(704) 703-1080
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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 Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. practices at Queen City Ear Nose and Throat in Charlotte, North Carolina

Dr. Gillespie's primary practice is Queen City Ear Nose and Throat, at 8924 Blakeney Professional Dr, Charlotte, NC 28277-6660. The practice phone is (704) 703-1080.

  • Queen City Ear Nose and Throat
    8924 Blakeney Professional Dr, Charlotte, NC 28277-6660Phone(704) 703-1080

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Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Gillespie's primary practice is Queen City Ear Nose And Throat in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Gillespie is also affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. The medical group on file is Queen City Ear Nose and Throat. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gillespie to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr.'s practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gillespie practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Queen City Ear Nose And ThroatAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. is one of 342 otolaryngologists in North Carolina

Otolaryngology is Dr. Gillespie's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Gillespie is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Gillespie's licenses on file in 4 states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 200100689 · 2001 to 2026 · taxonomy 207Y00000X
  • South Carolina license2002 to 2027
  • Georgia license2000 to 2001
  • Texas license1996 to 2001

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, chronic ear infection, ear eustachian tube disorders, ear infection, endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing loss and impairment, larynx and vocal cord disease and swimmer's ear among the conditions Dr. Gillespie treats.

Otolaryngologists near Dr. Gillespie

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. billed Medicare for 503 services in 2024

CMS data shows 503 Medicare services from Dr. Gillespie across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 209 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,279 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024503
Medicare patients209
Paid by Medicare$30,279
Procedure codes16

Dr. Gillespie's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2742024: 32218%
Tests and treatments
2023: 372024: 119222%
Surgery
2023: 442024: 6241%

Dr. Gillespie compared with the North Carolina median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Dr. Gillespie
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
503vs 62820% below
Medicare patients
209vs 28627% below
Part D claims
251vs 254Close to median

Medians across 333 otolaryngologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Gillespie's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. treated 209 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 209 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gillespie in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 101 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gillespie's median patient age at 57, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024209
Average age74
Average risk score1.24
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Gillespie's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Gillespie's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12761%
  • Men8239%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Gillespie's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure71%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Ischemic heart disease30%
  5. Anxiety27%
  6. Diabetes27%
  7. Mood disorders26%
  8. Chronic kidney disease23%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Gillespie's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 57

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men49%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. wrote 322 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Gillespie wrote 322 Medicare Part D claims for 130 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 251 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,469 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 187 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024322
Drugs named by CMS11
Total drug cost$6,469
Part D patients130

Dr. Gillespie's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic308 claims96%
  • Brand-name14 claims4%

Dr. Gillespie'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. Gillespie's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids8%27 of 322 claims
  • Antibiotics25%80 of 322 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: 1872024: 25134%

Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 7 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. takes part in Medicare

Dr. Gillespie accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 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. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. received $6,172 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 117 general payments to Dr. Gillespie from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. paid the most, $1,924.

General payments to Dr. Gillespie by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Gillespie by kind, 2016 to 2025

$6.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,37571%
  • Travel and lodging$1,68627%
  • Education$1112%

Companies that paid Dr. Gillespie the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Gillespie, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Gillespie

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • AAO-HNS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine

Dr. Gillespie graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Gillespie is a member of NHS.

  1. Medical schoolDuke University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in otolaryngologyAmerican Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Gillespie is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
  • Cigna
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • +10 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Gillespie accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare9
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr.'s profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr.'s NPI number is 1083644678. It was assigned on July 3, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr.?

Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. is an otolaryngologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. practice?

Dr. Gillespie practices at 8924 Blakeney Professional Dr, Charlotte, NC 28277-6660. Dr. Gillespie's primary practice is Queen City Ear Nose And Throat in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gillespie to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Gillespie is (704) 703-1080.

What is Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Gillespie holds North Carolina license 200100689, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Gillespie in North Carolina (2001 to 2026), South Carolina (2002 to 2027), Georgia (2000 to 2001) and Texas (1996 to 2001).

Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. affiliated with?

Dr. Gillespie is affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Gillespie to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. part of?

Dr. Gillespie is linked to Queen City Ear Nose and Throat. Dmand AI links Dr. Gillespie to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gillespie billed Medicare for 503 services in 2024, and Dr. Gillespie accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. see?

CMS counts 209 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gillespie in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. board certified?

Yes. Dr. Gillespie is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

What services does Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Gillespie's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. go to medical school?

Dr. Gillespie graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gillespie's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ipratropium Bromide, Cefdinir and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $6,172 in general payments to Dr. Gillespie from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

How long has Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Gillespie graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Richard Ramas Gillespie Jr. accept?

Dr. Gillespie is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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