Elaine Gertser, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Elaine Gertser, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1992719967, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (California A56281, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elaine Gertser
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A56281 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6367 Alvardo Court, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (619) 582-8055
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 582-0809
- Medicaid ID
- 00A562810 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040722000345); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elaine Gertser in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A56281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
16,182 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 453 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Xarelto802 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium577 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium505 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate492 claims
- Gabapentin462 claims
- Eliquis351 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: $121.84
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Elaine Gertser among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Elaine Gertser, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Elaine Gertser, MD's NPI number?
Elaine Gertser, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992719967, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elaine Gertser, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6367 Alvardo Court, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 582-8055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elaine Gertser, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A56281, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elaine Gertser, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elaine Gertser, MD had 16,182 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.