Christopher Gelston, MD
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Lone Tree, CO
Christopher Gelston, MD is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Lone Tree, Colorado, and NPI 1780611814, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 44412, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Gelston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- 44412 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9552 Park Meadows Dr, Lone Tree, CO 80124
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060801000458); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Gelston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 44412Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
215 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth66 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate24 claims
- Erythromycin20 claims
- Fluorometholone18 claims
- Moxifloxacin16 claims
- Latanoprost13 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): 97.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Gelston among 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Colorado
Christopher Gelston, MD is one of 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 94% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2013 among the 13 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Colorado
There are 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Colorado.
All 17 in Colorado → Every provider in Lone Tree → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Wise, MDDenver, CO 802021386636843
- Karen Christopher, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451669715876
- Michael Erlanger, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451588683015
- Brittany Perzia, MDAurora, CO 800451184298283
- Travis Redd, MD, MPHAurora, CO 800451518351451
- Michael Taravella, MDAurora, CO 800451477631737
- Victoria Wang, MDAurora, CO 800451588304976
- Michael Wildes, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451396163929
Common questions
What is Christopher Gelston, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Gelston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780611814, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Gelston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9552 Park Meadows Dr, Lone Tree, CO, 80124. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Gelston, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 44412, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Gelston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Gelston, MD had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Gelston, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.