NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy Chester Gajewski, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Albemarle, NC

Timothy Chester Gajewski, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Albemarle, North Carolina, and NPI 1962517581, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-02461, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962517581
Name
Timothy Chester Gajewski
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
2017-02461 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
105 Yadkin St, Albemarle, NC 28001
Phone
(980) 323-5425
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190507003289); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 105 Yadkin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christina Adams, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1114120169
  2. Jason Arru, MDSurgery Physician1336277607
  3. Lamonica BarnumPediatrics Physician1114118353
  4. Michael Brandner, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1649231788
  5. Elaine Coats, MDPediatrics Physician1477534543
  6. Dennis Devereux, M.D.Surgery Physician1770563355

Verify Timothy Chester Gajewski in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

140 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Timothy Gajewski140
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone88 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen31 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: $47.22

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, 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.

  1. Timothy Gajewski$47
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Carolinas Physicians Network IncAlbemarle, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Timothy Chester Gajewski among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Timothy Chester Gajewski, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Albemarle

They are 6 of the 479 NPPES records with a practice address in Albemarle, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Surendrapal Mac, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011629040027
  2. William RamseyAlbemarle, NC 280011265537252
  3. Scott Sherrill, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011447294137
  4. Stephen Sims, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011144245853
  5. Joseph Zucker, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011992786537
  6. Erik Johnson, MDBelmont, NC 280121538134341
  7. Parag Phadke, MDBelmont, NC 280121184797219
  8. Justin Rennard, MDBelmont, NC 280121780180125

Common questions

What is Timothy Chester Gajewski, MD's NPI number?

Timothy Chester Gajewski, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962517581, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy Chester Gajewski, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Yadkin St, Albemarle, NC, 28001. Phone: (980) 323-5425. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy Chester Gajewski, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-02461, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Timothy Chester Gajewski, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy Chester Gajewski, MD had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 116 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.