James David Gottschall, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Boston, MA
James David Gottschall, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1144683194, issued on Mar 29, 2016. Check the license (Massachusetts 268096, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James David Gottschall
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 268096 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 359-7027
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210616001866); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James David Gottschall in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 268096Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium11 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: $5,731.17
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vericel 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
- Signature Healthcare Medical Group IncBrockton, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James David Gottschall among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts
James David Gottschall, MD is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 441 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
There are 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 692 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maurice Albright, MDBoston, MA 021141194715904
- Peter Asnis, MDBoston, MA 021141770564577
- Arthur Boland, MDBoston, MA 021141013908219
- Andrew Freiberg, MDBoston, MA 021141144210956
- William Harris, MDBoston, MA 021141801887336
- James Herndon, MD MBABoston, MA 021141326029612
- Jesse Jupiter, MDBoston, MA 021141679564207
- David Lhowe, MDBoston, MA 021141326039975
Common questions
What is James David Gottschall, MD's NPI number?
James David Gottschall, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144683194, issued on Mar 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James David Gottschall, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 359-7027. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James David Gottschall, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 268096, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James David Gottschall, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James David Gottschall, MD had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.