David Garth Ellertson, MD
Surgery Physician · Gastonia, NC
David Garth Ellertson, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1588657258, issued on Aug 26, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2005-01291, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Garth Ellertson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2005-01291 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2555 Court Dr Ste 450, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 671-7652
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 671-7656
- Medicaid ID
- 1588657258 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050823001059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2555 Court Dr Ste 450
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Monica Boyd, DOSurgery Physician1194302216
- John Burger, D.O.Surgery Physician1437531845
- Marissa Casbohm, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538821301
- Lauren Correa, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245874494
- Natalie Davis, DNP, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1356040455
Verify David Garth Ellertson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2005-01291Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Caromont Medical Group IncBelmont, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Garth Ellertson among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
David Garth Ellertson, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 surgery physician records list a practice address in Gastonia
They are 25 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,170 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Andrew Light, MDGastonia, NC 280541629035530
- Daniel McClellan, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541053332858
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Common questions
What is David Garth Ellertson, MD's NPI number?
David Garth Ellertson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588657258, issued on Aug 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Garth Ellertson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2555 Court Dr Ste 450, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 671-7652. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Garth Ellertson, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2005-01291, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Garth Ellertson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Garth Ellertson, MD had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.