Howard J. Gelb, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Boca Raton, FL
Howard J. Gelb, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Boca Raton, Florida, and NPI 1518966282, issued on Jul 15, 2005. Check the license (Florida 207X00000X, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard J. Gelb
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 207X00000X FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9980 Central Park Blvd N, Boca Raton, FL 33428
- Phone
- (561) 558-8898
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (561) 558-8868
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040525000452); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard J. Gelb in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license 207X00000XCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
459 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 105 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib144 claims
- Meloxicam116 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen77 claims
- Methylprednisolone44 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 claims
- Amoxicillin19 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $104.66
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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
- Howard J. Gelb MD PABoca Raton, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard J. Gelb among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
Howard J. Gelb, MD is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 53% 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 Florida 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 Florida
There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Krantzow, D.OBoca Raton, FL 334281306167614
- Jonathan Levy, M.D.Boca Raton, FL 334281013980952
- Eric Lloyd, M.D.Boca Raton, FL 334281558560573
- David Padden, MDBoca Raton, FL 334281336236215
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Common questions
What is Howard J. Gelb, MD's NPI number?
Howard J. Gelb, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518966282, issued on Jul 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard J. Gelb, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9980 Central Park Blvd N, Boca Raton, FL, 33428. Phone: (561) 558-8898. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard J. Gelb, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number 207X00000X, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard J. Gelb, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard J. Gelb, MD had 459 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard J. Gelb, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.