NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aaron Michael Gipsman, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Pasadena, CA

Aaron Michael Gipsman, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1669854923, issued on Jun 23, 2015. Check the license (California A145730, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669854923
Name
Aaron Michael Gipsman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
A145730 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
959 E Walnut St Ste 220, Pasadena, CA 91106
Phone
(626) 517-0022
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2022
Medicaid ID
1669854923 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210629002203); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 959 E Walnut St Ste 220

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sara Shirazi, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1659892578

Verify Aaron Michael Gipsman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

151 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Aaron Gipsman151
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib49 claims
  2. Meloxicam33 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
  4. Naproxen13 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,068.58

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aaron Gipsman$2,069
  2. Specialty average$19,779

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pasadena Orthopedics IncPasadena, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Aaron Michael Gipsman among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California

Aaron Michael Gipsman, M.D. is one of 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California.

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Adamson, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051972590610
  2. Michael Fraipont, MDPasadena, CA 911051164418893
  3. Charles Long, MDPasadena, CA 911051780035220
  4. Gregory Northrop, MDPasadena, CA 911071962404582
  5. Swapnil Shah, MDPasadena, CA 911071427283878
  6. Raffy Mirzayan, MDLa Canada, CA 910111588731467
  7. Rishi Garg, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910071164642583
  8. Gregory Heinen, MDArcadia, CA 910071962447961

Common questions

What is Aaron Michael Gipsman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Aaron Michael Gipsman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669854923, issued on Jun 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aaron Michael Gipsman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 959 E Walnut St Ste 220, Pasadena, CA, 91106. Phone: (626) 517-0022. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aaron Michael Gipsman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A145730, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Aaron Michael Gipsman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aaron Michael Gipsman, M.D. had 151 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.