Donald A. Gajewski, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Asheville, NC
Donald A. Gajewski, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1851495535, issued on Sep 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-00517, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald A. Gajewski
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2015-00517 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 Victoria RD, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 252-7331
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150702000616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 111 Victoria RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Donald A. Gajewski in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2015-00517Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl19 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $83.95
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Illuminoss Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald A. Gajewski among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Donald A. Gajewski, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Cappiello, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011932149275
- Richard Culpepper, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011275589434
- Joseph Dement, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011730182593
- Christopher Elder, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011780687541
- Michael Goebel, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011114967189
- Kenneth Graf, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011477528321
- Gordon Groh, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011902853203
- Stewart Harley, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011861432783
Common questions
What is Donald A. Gajewski, MD's NPI number?
Donald A. Gajewski, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851495535, issued on Sep 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald A. Gajewski, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 Victoria RD, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 252-7331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald A. Gajewski, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-00517, 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 Donald A. Gajewski, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald A. Gajewski, MD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald A. Gajewski, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.