Maria Stella M. Gaerlan, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Carmichael, CA
Maria Stella M. Gaerlan, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Carmichael, California, and NPI 1902899669, issued on Aug 29, 2005. Check the license (California A53543, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Stella M. Gaerlan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License numbers
- A53543 CA
8282 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3900 Garfield Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608
- Phone
- (872) 231-3162
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220224001236); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3900 Garfield Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kenneth Barnes, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1194061051
- Joan CathcartSpeech-Language Pathologist1184216053
- Misty Foster, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1891031845
- Alexandro Guerrero, OTDOccupational Therapist1942851886
Verify Maria Stella M. Gaerlan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A53543Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sharwin Tafazoli IncCulver City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Stella M. Gaerlan among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
Maria Stella M. Gaerlan, M.D. is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% 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, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramona Lazar, PTCarmichael, CA 956081710490578
- Bahman Nazeri, MDCarmichael, CA 956081487704284
- Andres Pena, MDCarmichael, CA 956081740352566
- Deborah Sherry, PTCarmichael, CA 956081154654424
- Navnit Bhatia, M.D.Auburn, CA 956031811031263
- Edward Posuniak, DOAuburn, CA 956031134207848
- Thomas Pattison, M.D.Davis, CA 956161306921580
- Matt CragerElk Grove, CA 956241598363178
Common questions
What is Maria Stella M. Gaerlan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maria Stella M. Gaerlan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902899669, issued on Aug 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Stella M. Gaerlan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3900 Garfield Ave, Carmichael, CA, 95608. Phone: (872) 231-3162. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Stella M. Gaerlan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A53543, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria Stella M. Gaerlan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Stella M. Gaerlan, M.D. had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria Stella M. Gaerlan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.