Carl John Gessler, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Huntsville, AL
Carl John Gessler, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1780654418, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 13167, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carl John Gessler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 13167 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4810 Whitesport Cir SW Ste 217, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (256) 489-5040
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2022
- Fax
- (256) 489-5074
- Medicaid IDs
- 112355 AL
112364 AL
112352 AL
270737 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040227000841); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carl John Gessler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,260 Medicare Part D claims for 544 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate551 claims
- Losartan Potassium470 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl378 claims
- Eliquis282 claims
- Carvedilol198 claims
- Spironolactone185 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 60.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $250.82
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Carl John Gessler among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
Carl John Gessler, M.D. is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
All 311 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Burns, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011700856531
- Pascal Caruso, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011316917156
- Gordon Cash, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011306816145
- Shi-Chi Cheng, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011164492427
- Sean Groark, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011235109737
- Walter Haught, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011700856200
- Vernon Hunter, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011740251966
- Muhammad Khan, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011386615508
Common questions
What is Carl John Gessler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carl John Gessler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780654418, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carl John Gessler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4810 Whitesport Cir SW Ste 217, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 489-5040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carl John Gessler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 13167, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carl John Gessler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carl John Gessler, M.D. had 4,260 Medicare Part D claims for 544 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carl John Gessler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 60.6 of 100. 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.