David W. Gelber, MD
Surgery Physician · Pasadena, TX
David W. Gelber, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Pasadena, Texas, and NPI 1760485700, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license (Texas H9081, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David W. Gelber
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- H9081 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 Vista RD Ste 450, Pasadena, TX 77504
- Phone
- (713) 944-2240
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2022
- Fax
- (713) 944-2377
- Medicaid ID
- 105986701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060509000787); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David W. Gelber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H9081Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
319 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 209 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen108 claims
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen62 claims
- Tramadol Hcl29 claims
- Metronidazole11 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $170.16
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- General Surgeons OF Pasadena PLLCPasadena, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David W. Gelber among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
David W. Gelber, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in Pasadena → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Shaikh Hai, M.D.Pasadena, TX 775041932120144
- David Lam, MDPasadena, TX 775041962598243
- Fernando Miranda, M.D. , P. A. ,Pasadena, TX 775041205879822
- Philip Somers, MDPasadena, TX 775041609843630
- Stephen Hunt, M.D.Pasadena, TX 775051083915904
- Jorge Rodriguez, MDPasadena, TX 775051760470561
Common questions
What is David W. Gelber, MD's NPI number?
David W. Gelber, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760485700, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David W. Gelber, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 Vista RD Ste 450, Pasadena, TX, 77504. Phone: (713) 944-2240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David W. Gelber, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H9081, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David W. Gelber, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David W. Gelber, MD had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 186 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.