Max Duster Gehrman, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · North Myrtle Beach, SC
Max Duster Gehrman, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1861846883, issued on Apr 15, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina 88541, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Max Duster Gehrman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 88541 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1621 Highway 17 N, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
- Phone
- (843) 353-3460
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 885411 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220815000559); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1621 Highway 17 N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Zachary Bailey, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1790214971
- Emily Costabile, DPTPhysical Therapist1073498788
- Clayton DixonPhysical Therapist1275134470
- Anna GillikinPhysical Therapist1316875917
- Ashley Goldston, PTPhysical Therapist1245273762
- Joshua Gore, MDAnesthesiology Physician1891015061
Verify Max Duster Gehrman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 88541Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
744 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 157 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam326 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl80 claims
- Ondansetron Odt70 claims
- Methylprednisolone66 claims
- Tramadol Hcl52 claims
- Celecoxib21 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): 85.5 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: $1,497.94
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Peerless Surgical Inc. 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
- Orthosc LLCNorth Myrtle Beach, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Max Duster Gehrman among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina
Max Duster Gehrman, MD is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% 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 72% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 72% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina
There are 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 365 in South Carolina → Every provider in North Myrtle Beach → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zachary Bailey, MDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC 295821790214971
- J Butler, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791649236118
- Steven Callihan, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791154387785
- Nathaniel Evans, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791467747568
- Joe Jarrett, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791336105956
- James Merritt, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791245296862
- Michael Bohan, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761417920315
- Benjamin Catoe, DOMurrells Inlet, SC 295761528625712
Common questions
What is Max Duster Gehrman, MD's NPI number?
Max Duster Gehrman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861846883, issued on Apr 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Max Duster Gehrman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1621 Highway 17 N, North Myrtle Beach, SC, 29582. Phone: (843) 353-3460. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Max Duster Gehrman, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 88541, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Max Duster Gehrman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Max Duster Gehrman, MD had 744 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Max Duster Gehrman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.