Brian Gelb, MD
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Alpena, MI
Brian Gelb, MD is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Alpena, Michigan, and NPI 1194771873, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Michigan BG079468, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Gelb
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
- License number
- BG079468 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 Arbor LN, Alpena, MI 49707
- Phone
- (989) 884-0139
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2025
- Fax
- (989) 356-6396
- Medicaid ID
- 104392830 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101213000404); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 105 Arbor LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian Gelb in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license BG079468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024
2,237 Medicare Part D claims for 874 beneficiaries, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide387 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate210 claims
- Ketoconazole186 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate152 claims
- Fluorouracil137 claims
- Methotrexate126 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $782.53
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $337.59 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 2 group practices
- Advanced Dermatology OF Michigan PCPetoskey, MI
- Hawk Emergency Group, P.C.Gaylord, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Gelb among 361 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Michigan
Brian Gelb, MD is one of 361 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1997 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in Michigan
There are 361 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Michigan.
All 361 in Michigan → Every provider in Alpena → Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Chung, M.D.Alpena, MI 497071467458992
- Dale Blum, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841053316588
- Richard Faller, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841174529606
- Brandi Gunn, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841154764348
- Julie Johnson, D.O.Traverse City, MI 496841497751929
- Mark Mikula, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841619973153
- Curt Mikulski, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841225034762
- Elizabeth Suminski, MDTraverse City, MI 496841467407924
Common questions
What is Brian Gelb, MD's NPI number?
Brian Gelb, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194771873, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Gelb, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Arbor LN, Alpena, MI, 49707. Phone: (989) 884-0139. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Gelb, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number BG079468, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Gelb, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Gelb, MD had 2,237 Medicare Part D claims for 874 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Gelb, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.