Michael S. Gelfand, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Memphis, TN
Michael S. Gelfand, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1982662961, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 12720, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael S. Gelfand
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 12720 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone
- (901) 758-7888
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2026
- Fax
- (901) 387-5153
- Medicaid ID
- 3190689 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101007001013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael S. Gelfand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.5 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: $45,007.55
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- UT Methodist Physicians LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael S. Gelfand among 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee
Michael S. Gelfand, MD is one of 194 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 194 in Tennessee → Every provider in Memphis → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elmarie Alexander, MDMemphis, TN 381041942854336
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- Vladimir Chachanidze, MDMemphis, TN 381041750327607
- Shirin Mazumder, MDMemphis, TN 381041396921623
- Tejal Patel, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041891016283
- Bryan Simmons, MDMemphis, TN 381041619971637
- Tina Agbaosi, M.DMemphis, TN 381031740423417
- Susan Brewer, MDMemphis, TN 381031164489092
Common questions
What is Michael S. Gelfand, MD's NPI number?
Michael S. Gelfand, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982662961, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael S. Gelfand, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 758-7888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael S. Gelfand, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 12720, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Michael S. Gelfand, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 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.