Mark Louis Gaertner
Neurology Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Mark Louis Gaertner is a neurology physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1477080992, issued on May 15, 2017. Check the license (California A163132, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Louis Gaertner
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A163132 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 415 S Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 773-4560
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Fax
- (760) 773-4561
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221011001230); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Stanford University School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark Louis Gaertner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A163132Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.91
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Incyte Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Mark Louis Gaertner among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Mark Louis Gaertner is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Mark Louis Gaertner's NPI number?
Mark Louis Gaertner's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477080992, issued on May 15, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Louis Gaertner located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 S Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 773-4560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Louis Gaertner's license?
NPPES lists California license number A163132, 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 Mark Louis Gaertner prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Louis Gaertner had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark Louis Gaertner's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 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.