Thomas W. Ela, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Fullerton, CA
Thomas W. Ela, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Fullerton, California, and NPI 1831184795, issued on Sep 16, 2005. Check the license (California G65793, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas W. Ela
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- G65793 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2282 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831
- Phone
- (714) 780-9770
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 780-9773
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100802000718); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2282 N State College Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas W. Ela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G65793Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,818 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Memantine Hcl159 claims
- Donepezil Hcl153 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa135 claims
- Gabapentin115 claims
- Levetiracetam113 claims
- Mirtazapine58 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.52
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mdd US Operations, LLC. 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.
Thomas W. Ela among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Thomas W. Ela, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 Thomas W. Ela, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas W. Ela, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831184795, issued on Sep 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas W. Ela, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2282 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA, 92831. Phone: (714) 780-9770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas W. Ela, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G65793, 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 Thomas W. Ela, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas W. Ela, M.D. had 1,818 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas W. Ela, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.