Gerard F. Abess, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Glens Falls, NY
Gerard F. Abess, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Glens Falls, New York, and NPI 1467452441, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (New York 176945, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerard F. Abess
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 176945 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 Irongate Center, Glens Falls, NY 12801
- Phone
- (518) 793-4409
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 793-5886
- Medicaid ID
- 01180721 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100907000284); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3 Irongate Center
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Verify Gerard F. Abess 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 176945Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,372 Medicare Part D claims for 673 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 222 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium454 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate433 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium414 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium346 claims
- Omeprazole336 claims
- Lisinopril235 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: $140.60
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Irongate Family Practice Associates PLLCGlens Falls, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
36 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Glens Falls
They are 36 of the 963 NPPES records with a practice address in Glens Falls, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
All 36 in Glens Falls → All 6,417 in New York → Every provider in Glens Falls →
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Common questions
What is Gerard F. Abess, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gerard F. Abess, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467452441, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerard F. Abess, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Irongate Center, Glens Falls, NY, 12801. Phone: (518) 793-4409. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerard F. Abess, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 176945, 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 Gerard F. Abess, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerard F. Abess, M.D. had 9,372 Medicare Part D claims for 673 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.