NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Curtis Gessler, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Statesville, NC

Walter Curtis Gessler, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Statesville, North Carolina, and NPI 1265424766, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9800545, 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
1265424766
Name
Walter Curtis Gessler
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
9800545 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
129 Sherlock Dr, Statesville, NC 28625
Phone
(704) 838-8245
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2023
Medicaid ID
891136K NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 129 Sherlock Dr

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

  1. Courtney Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1790460111
  2. Riya GajjarPhysician Assistant1467216085
  3. Maria Head, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1457845497
  4. Andrea IyekepoloPediatrics Physician1285084426
  5. Elizabeth Rashley, MDPediatrics Physician1134110562
  6. Julie Schopps, MDPediatrics Physician1992783930

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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $328.25

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Walter Gessler$328.25
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

17 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Statesville

They are 17 of the 1,194 NPPES records with a practice address in Statesville, and 2,356 pediatrics physician records in North Carolina.

Other pediatrics physician records in North Carolina

  1. Kristi Abbott, M.D.Mooresville, NC1457489973
  2. Ihab Abdel-Khalek, M.D.Clayton, NC1124183710
  3. Geoffrey Abell, MDStatesville, NC1245256130
  4. James Abell, MDStatesville, NC1902863574
  5. Raid Abo-Kamil, M.D.Edenton, NC1881850188
  6. Lisa Abraham, MDHendersonville, NC1699952671
  7. Ann AdamsHickory, NC1336633270
  8. Bryan Adams, MDCharlotte, NC1013932896
  9. Gregory Adams, MDBoone, NC1841281243
  10. Melanie Adams, MDWinston Salem, NC1689652943

Common questions

What is Walter Curtis Gessler, M.D.'s NPI number?

Walter Curtis Gessler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265424766, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Curtis Gessler, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 129 Sherlock Dr, Statesville, NC, 28625. Phone: (704) 838-8245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Curtis Gessler, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9800545, 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.

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.