Ellen J. Gelles, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Cleveland, OH
Ellen J. Gelles, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1679502561, issued on Jul 2, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35081235, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ellen J. Gelles
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 35081235 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Metrohealth Dr, Cleveland, OH 44109
- Phone
- (216) 778-7800
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 2513248 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040929001006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ellen J. Gelles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35081235Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,888 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium288 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate255 claims
- Losartan Potassium156 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium144 claims
- Lisinopril143 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium105 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
- The Metrohealth SystemCleveland, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ellen J. Gelles among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio
Ellen J. Gelles, MD is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
897 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cleveland
They are 897 of the 30,748 NPPES records with a practice address in Cleveland, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Ellen J. Gelles, MD's NPI number?
Ellen J. Gelles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679502561, issued on Jul 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ellen J. Gelles, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Metrohealth Dr, Cleveland, OH, 44109. Phone: (216) 778-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ellen J. Gelles, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35081235, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ellen J. Gelles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ellen J. Gelles, MD had 2,888 Medicare Part D claims for 263 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.