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Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1994)

1130 N Church Street Suite 200
Greensboro, NC 27401

(336) 378-1040

Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD is a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD is affiliated with Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates and CAROLINA NEUROSURGERY AND SPINE ASSOCIATES PA.

Office Locations

1130 N Church Street Suite 200
Greensboro, NC 27401

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	36
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	392
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	60
spinal procedures	105

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	39
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	463
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	67
spinal procedures	195
X-rays	62

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	14
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	455
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	41
spinal procedures	168
X-rays	82

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	11
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	31
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	445
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	195
X-rays	86

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	34
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	520
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
neck surgery	20
nerve procedures	39
spinal procedures	194
X-rays	85

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	16
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	43
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	436
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	52
spinal procedures	229
X-rays	107

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	21
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	443
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	41
spinal procedures	148
X-rays	83

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	27
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	26
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	424
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	137
X-rays	81

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	17
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	311
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	102
X-rays	64

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	12
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	324
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
spinal procedures	65
X-rays	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	11
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC during 2022 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	286
spinal procedures	49
X-rays	49

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	11
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Greensboro, NC were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	409
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	39
spinal procedures	144
X-rays	75

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	176
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	61
85 and over	15
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	97

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	10
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1994. He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1994)

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

CAROLINA NEUROSURGERY AND SPINE ASSOCIATES PA

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Insurance Accepted by Affiliated Medical Group or Hospital:

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Oscar Health Plan of North Carolina

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Blue Medicare

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Cigna HealthCare of North Carolina

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - NC Medicaid - Tailored Plans

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (NC)

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Trillium Health Resources

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - NC Medicaid

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Traditional Medicaid & State Managed Care Medicaid Plans

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Amerihealth Caritas (NC)

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Cigna Healthspring

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Medicare & Railroad Medicare

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Tricare East & Veterans Administration (VA) Community Care Plan (Optum)

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Health Team Advantage

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Wellcare (NC)

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Ambetter of North Carolina

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Vaya Health

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Partners Health Management

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Federal Plans

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Carolina Complete Health (NC)

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Alliance Health

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - ChoiceCare - Humana

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Healthy Blue (NC)

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Traditional Medicare & Medicare Advantage Plans

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Devoted Health

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Aetna - Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, POS

NC Health Insurance Exchange - ACA Plans - Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gary Paul Cram Jr., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$5,844 Spine $2,757	COALITION AGX $770	ELSA ATP $738	CREO $681	Indwelling Cervical Plate $559	Other $338
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$939 Image Guided Surgery Products $467	Intra-Operative Imaging Products $393	Spinal Surgery $79
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$208 O-ARM-Spine $96	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $53	DIVERGENCE-L $37	MazorX - Renaissance $21
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$195 Neuro-Duraplasty $53	Duragen $52	CUSA Clarity $40	DuraSeal Exact $36	$14
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$190 Vital $109	PrimaGen $81
Other	$1,276 O-ARM $136	DSS $133	Tritanium $125	Spinal Implant $112	Barricaid Annular Closure Device $82	Other $687

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,774
Food and Beverage	$3,877

Biography

Dr. Gary Cram's area of specialization is neurosurgery. In his practice, Dr. Cram focuses on neurosurgery. Dr. Cram attended medical school at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Cram completed a residency program at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is affiliated with Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates.