Rachel Ann Gelman, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · McAllen, TX
Rachel Ann Gelman, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1083052658, issued on Jun 5, 2013. Check the license (Texas R8744, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel Ann Gelman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License numbers
- R8744 TX
149227 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5201 N G St, McAllen, TX 78504
- Phone
- (956) 305-5795
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 618-4639
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181004000666); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rachel Ann Gelman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R8744Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
1,957 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate634 claims
- Moxifloxacin442 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine215 claims
- Erythromycin191 claims
- Fluorometholone101 claims
- Latanoprost53 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: $2,800.77
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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
- Dr. Rachel Gelmans Vision PAMcAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rachel Ann Gelman among 33 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Texas
Rachel Ann Gelman, M.D. is one of 33 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 100% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 30% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2013 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Texas
There are 33 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Texas.
All 33 in Texas → Every provider in McAllen → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ravi Patel, MDRound Rock, TX 786811912298878
- Paramjit Bhullar, MDJbsa Lackland, TX 782361003348046
- Karina Bostwick, D.O.Lackland A F B, TX 782361609267681
- Charisma Evangelista, M.D.Lackland A F B, TX 782361386967982
- Timothy Soeken, MDJbsa Lackland, TX 782361740668094
- Mamta AgarwalSan Antonio, TX 782291689451353
- Matthew Caldwell, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291669594859
- Karima Khimani, MDSan Antonio, TX 782181609371715
Common questions
What is Rachel Ann Gelman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rachel Ann Gelman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083052658, issued on Jun 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel Ann Gelman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5201 N G St, McAllen, TX, 78504. Phone: (956) 305-5795. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel Ann Gelman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R8744, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rachel Ann Gelman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachel Ann Gelman, M.D. had 1,957 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. 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.