NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David A. Gelber, M.D.

Neurology Physician · Springfield, IL

David A. Gelber, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1669571113, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-078804, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669571113
Name
David A. Gelber
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
036-078804 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
800 N. 1St Street, Springfield, IL 62702
Phone
(217) 528-7541
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2006
Record last updated
May 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
036078804 IL
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 800 N. 1St Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  6. Mark Greatting, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1457459570

Verify David A. Gelber in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024

6,935 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Gelber6,935
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin665 claims
  2. Lamotrigine433 claims
  3. Topiramate361 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl308 claims
  5. Levetiracetam283 claims
  6. Primidone276 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,659.50

85 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Gelber$1,659.50
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

David A. Gelber among 952 neurology physician records in Illinois

David A. Gelber, M.D. is one of 952 neurology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 952 neurology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kabiyadi Acharya, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021871584599
  2. Jayant Acharya, MDSpringfield, IL 627021891710695
  3. Emmanuel Akano, MDSpringfield, IL 627021760744528
  4. Thomas Ala, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021871584649
  5. Cecile Becker, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021750493540
  6. Ibrahim BinalsheikhSpringfield, IL 627021578741922
  7. Bilal Butt, MDSpringfield, IL 627021184979551
  8. Ahmad El Kouzi, M.DSpringfield, IL 627021861834152

Common questions

What is David A. Gelber, M.D.'s NPI number?

David A. Gelber, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669571113, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David A. Gelber, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 N. 1St Street, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 528-7541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David A. Gelber, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-078804, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David A. Gelber, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David A. Gelber, M.D. had 6,935 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David A. Gelber, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.