Dr. Gregory Thomas Valainis, MD

Dr. Valainis practices at Medical Group of the Carolinas-Medical Affiliates-Gaffney in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Dr. Valainis' NPI, 1215906151, was assigned on March 14, 2006. Dr. Valainis graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 1980. Dr. Valainis holds South Carolina license 14717.

Dr. Valainis' primary practice is Medical Group of the Carolinas-Medical Affiliates-Gaffney, at 1330 Boiling Springs Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29303 in Spartanburg County. The practice phone is (864) 585-5433.

Dr. Valainis' primary practice is Medical Group of the Carolinas-Medical Affiliates-Gaffney in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Dr. Valainis is also affiliated with Spartanburg Medical Center. The medical group on file is Medical Group of the Carolinas - Family Medicine - Converse Heights. Dmand AI also links Dr. Valainis to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Valainis practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Valainis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Valainis is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Valainis' licenses on file in 4 states: South Carolina, Louisiana, Florida and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists hiv/aids, immune deficiency disease, joint or bone infection, pneumonia and yeast infection among the conditions Dr. Valainis treats.

CMS data shows 1,572 Medicare services from Dr. Valainis across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 186 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $76,419 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Valainis in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 78 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.97, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Valainis' median patient age at 73, with 45% women.

In 2024, Dr. Valainis wrote 7,543 Medicare Part D claims for 378 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,857 of them, across 131 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,863,939 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,224 claims across 129 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Valainis for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Valainis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Valainis in 2016. The most frequent topics are Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Staphylococcal Infections and Anti-Bacterial Agents. Dr. Valainis has published most often in J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988). Dr. Valainis' most frequent co-authors are Donald Ira Abrams, MD, Anne G. Cook, MD and Robert A. Davis, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 111 general payments to Dr. Valainis from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $13,335.

Dr. Valainis graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 1980.

Dr. Valainis is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.