Bret Gerstner, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Columbia, MO
Bret Gerstner, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1972064285, issued on Mar 28, 2019. Check the license with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bret Gerstner
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- Practice location
- 1601 E Broadway Ste 240, Columbia, MO 65201
- Phone
- (573) 815-8145
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2023
- Fax
- (573) 815-3832
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190802002583); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bret Gerstner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
458 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone123 claims
- Meloxicam98 claims
- Celecoxib57 claims
- Cephalexin50 claims
- Methocarbamol21 claims
- Amoxicillin20 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: $153.82
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Jefferson City Medical Group PCJefferson City, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bret Gerstner among 176 surgical physician assistant records in Missouri
Bret Gerstner, PA-C is one of 176 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Missouri. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 72% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2013 among the 98 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Missouri
There are 176 surgical physician assistant records in Missouri.
All 176 in Missouri → Every provider in Columbia → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Krysta Arnold, P.A.Columbia, MO 652011851517130
- James Burks, PA-CColumbia, MO 652011194785998
- Elisha Jayarao, PA-CColumbia, MO 652011073757225
- Tawny Loyd, PA-CColumbia, MO 652011275205643
- Denise Simmons, PAColumbia, MO 652011245293695
- Holly Wilson, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTColumbia, MO 652011962707182
- Bethany Corey, PAColumbia, MO 652121376591008
- Cindy DixonColumbia, MO 652121033308861
Common questions
What is Bret Gerstner, PA-C's NPI number?
Bret Gerstner, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972064285, issued on Mar 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bret Gerstner, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 E Broadway Ste 240, Columbia, MO, 65201. Phone: (573) 815-8145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bret Gerstner, PA-C's license?
Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bret Gerstner, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bret Gerstner, PA-C had 458 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.