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Dr. John Gregory Player, MD

(351 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Mercer University School of Medicine (2001)

5221 Paramount Parkway Suite 220
Morrisville, NC 27560

(984) 215-6050

Dr. John Gregory Player, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. John Gregory Player, MD is affiliated with Novant Health.

Office Locations

Novant Health

1333 South Dickinson Drive Suites 140, 220
Leland, NC 28451

(910) 662-6000

(910) 550-3787

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1960 S 16th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

(910) 343-9991

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510 Carolina Bay Drive Suite 110
Wilmington, NC 28403

(910) 662-6000

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5145 S College Road
Wilmington, NC 28412

(910) 792-1144

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5221 Paramount Parkway Suite 220
Morrisville, NC 27560

(984) 215-6050

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7420 Market Street
Wilmington, NC 28411

(910) 686-2525

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lab tests

preventive care

By Affordability:

mental health screening

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. John Gregory Player, MD performed more lab tests, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for mental health screening that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
blood draw	989
cardiac procedures	51
diabetes management	251
doctor visit	1724
ear procedures	17
hip imaging	15
hospital care	43
injections	43
inpatient care	43
lab tests	4522
musculoskeletal imaging	78
nuclear scan	25
preventive care	1073
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	46
skin procedures	46
stress testing	51
thoracic (chest) imaging	101
thyroid function tests	691
vaccines	240
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	64
X-rays	179

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	74
blood draw	1061
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
cardiac procedures	46
CT scan	13
diabetes management	328
doctor visit	1830
ear procedures	11
hip imaging	13
injections	92
lab tests	5436
musculoskeletal imaging	91
nuclear scan	23
preventive care	1165
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	54
skin procedures	54
stress testing	46
thoracic (chest) imaging	120
thyroid function tests	904
vaccines	243
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	49
X-rays	211

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	309
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	70
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
blood draw	945
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	14
CT scan	14
diabetes management	382
doctor visit	1638
injections	55
lab tests	5017
musculoskeletal imaging	50
preventive care	1207
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	50
skin procedures	50
spinal procedures	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	112
thyroid function tests	730
vaccines	243
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	51
X-rays	178

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	47
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	13
aspiration	59
blood draw	1000
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	19
cardiac procedures	72
CT scan	19
diabetes management	444
doctor visit	1576
hip imaging	17
injections	59
lab tests	4862
musculoskeletal imaging	62
nuclear scan	20
preventive care	1508
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	47
skin procedures	47
spinal procedures	11
stress testing	59
thoracic (chest) imaging	104
thyroid function tests	575
vaccines	455
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	45
X-rays	177

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	872
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	528
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	90
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	52
blood draw	1031
cardiac procedures	206
CT scan	56
diabetes management	567
doctor visit	1568
ear procedures	14
injections	52
lab tests	5564
musculoskeletal imaging	38
nuclear scan	70
preventive care	1732
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	55
skin procedures	55
spinal procedures	16
stress testing	206
thoracic (chest) imaging	150
thyroid function tests	648
vaccines	360
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	38
X-rays	148

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	318
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	50
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	52
blood draw	1114
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	18
cardiac procedures	584
chronic care	46
CT scan	71
diabetes management	658
doctor visit	1655
ear procedures	12
eye procedures	24
injections	52
lab tests	5895
musculoskeletal imaging	45
nuclear scan	194
preventive care	1847
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	72
skin procedures	72
spinal procedures	16
stress testing	584
thoracic (chest) imaging	141
thyroid function tests	580
vaccines	379
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	34
X-rays	149

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Male	433
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	717
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	451
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	69
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	45
aspiration	34
blood draw	1215
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	27
cardiac procedures	243
CT scan	201
diabetes management	775
doctor visit	1552
eye procedures	28
injections	34
lab tests	12307
musculoskeletal imaging	44
nuclear scan	81
pelvic imaging	45
preventive care	2704
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	58
skin procedures	58
spinal procedures	11
stress testing	243
thoracic (chest) imaging	129
thyroid function tests	577
vaccines	411
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	32
X-rays	55

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	745
Black	66
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	456
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	78
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	29
aspiration	37
blood draw	1191
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	15
cardiac procedures	188
CT scan	176
diabetes management	752
doctor visit	1498
ear procedures	13
eye procedures	21
injections	37
lab tests	14471
musculoskeletal imaging	42
nuclear scan	62
pelvic imaging	29
preventive care	2585
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	54
skin procedures	54
spinal procedures	14
stress testing	188
thoracic (chest) imaging	132
thyroid function tests	587
vaccines	112
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	42
X-rays	56

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Male	441
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	741
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	277
85 and over	78
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	612
cardiac procedures	138
diabetes management	378
doctor visit	893
lab tests	7406
musculoskeletal imaging	19
nuclear scan	46
preventive care	1253
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28
spinal procedures	11
stress testing	138
thyroid function tests	251
vaccines	28
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	19
X-rays	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	549
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	55
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2021 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	58
doctor visit	533
lab tests	267

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	50
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	18
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	371
lab tests	127
preventive care	33
vaccines	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	30
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC during 2024 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	168
diabetes management	66
doctor visit	380
lab tests	533
mental health therapy	21
preventive care	241
thyroid function tests	45
vaccines	43
weight management	21

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD in 2024

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Leland, NC were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

abdominal imaging	37
ambulatory monitoring	13
aspiration	50
blood draw	783
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	17
cardiac procedures	191
chronic care	46
CT scan	78
diabetes management	420
doctor visit	1171
ear procedures	13
eye procedures	24
hip imaging	15
hospital care	43
injections	53
inpatient care	43
lab tests	5533
mental health therapy	21
musculoskeletal imaging	52
nuclear scan	65
pelvic imaging	37
preventive care	1395
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	51
skin procedures	51
spinal procedures	13
stress testing	189
thoracic (chest) imaging	123
thyroid function tests	558
vaccines	230
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	41
weight management	21
X-rays	131

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD.

**Gender**
Female	268
Male	263

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	36
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	471
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	9

**Age**
85 and over	47
75 to 84	162
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	286

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Gregory Player, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	9
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. John Gregory Player, MD graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at Trident/MUSC Family Medicine Residency Program. He is certified by the Board certifications: Family Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: Trident/MUSC Family Medicine Residency Program (2004)

Board Certification: Board certifications: Family Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Gregory Player, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Novant Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Gregory Player, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 351 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Gregory Player, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Leland, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John Gregory Player, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$47 Freestyle Libre 2 $47
Novo Nordisk Inc	$34 RYBELSUS $34
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$31 SOLIQUA 100/33 $20	PRALUENT $10
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$16 FARXIGA $16
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$15 Kerendia $15
Other	$28 ZEPBOUND $15	Repatha $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$171

Biography

Dr. John Player's specialty is family medicine. Dr. Player has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. He studied medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Novant Health.