Thomas L. Gautsch, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Gallatin, TN
Thomas L. Gautsch, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Gallatin, Tennessee, and NPI 1386677227, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 26910, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas L. Gautsch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 26910 TN
MD26910 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 570 Hartsville Pike, Gallatin, TN 37066
- Phone
- (615) 452-3320
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 452-2668
- Medicaid ID
- Q010788 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040802000669); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 570 Hartsville Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas L. Gautsch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26910Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
666 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 174 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib138 claims
- Amoxicillin81 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
- Mupirocin72 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen71 claims
- Ondansetron Odt62 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: $322.29
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA. 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
- Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas L. Gautsch among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee
Thomas L. Gautsch, M.D. is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 306 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 47% 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee
There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 467 in Tennessee → Every provider in Gallatin → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicholas Dantzker, M.D.Gallatin, TN 370661437545688
- Benjamin Debelak, D.O.Gallatin, TN 370661790808848
- Stephen Rose, M.D.Gallatin, TN 370661972506145
- John Weaver, MDGallatin, TN 370661356370795
- George Buckner, MDFranklin, TN 370671376703298
- Cory Calendine, MDFranklin, TN 370671417973249
- Jeffrey Cook, MDFranklin, TN 370671194744920
- Casey Davidson, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671639519903
Common questions
What is Thomas L. Gautsch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas L. Gautsch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386677227, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas L. Gautsch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 570 Hartsville Pike, Gallatin, TN, 37066. Phone: (615) 452-3320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas L. Gautsch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 26910, 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.
How much does Thomas L. Gautsch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas L. Gautsch, M.D. had 666 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.