Gaston F. Dacosta, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Carthage, NY
Gaston F. Dacosta, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Carthage, New York, and NPI 1982788394, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (New York 188409, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gaston F. Dacosta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 188409 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 117 N. Mechanic Street, Carthage, NY 13619
- Phone
- (315) 493-3100
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (315) 493-3113
- Medicaid ID
- 01503075 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090520000061); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 117 N. Mechanic Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennelle Walton, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1811882533
Verify Gaston F. Dacosta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 188409Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate13 claims
- Prempro11 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: $33.04
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Carthage Area Hospital IncCarthage, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Carthage
They are 3 of the 198 NPPES records with a practice address in Carthage, and 3,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in New York.
All 3 in Carthage → All 3,174 in New York → Every provider in Carthage →
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Common questions
What is Gaston F. Dacosta, MD's NPI number?
Gaston F. Dacosta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982788394, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gaston F. Dacosta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 117 N. Mechanic Street, Carthage, NY, 13619. Phone: (315) 493-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gaston F. Dacosta, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 188409, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gaston F. Dacosta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gaston F. Dacosta, MD had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.