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James David Gottschall, MD

NPI 1144683194ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Boston, MA

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) in Boston, Massachusetts, trained at University of Arkansas College of Medicine (class of 2016). In 2024 Medicare paid $33,266 for 249 patients, and Part D covered 63 of their prescriptions, 86% of them generic. Vericel Corporation was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2024, $5,731 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1144683194
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedMar 29, 2016
Last updated in NPPESJun 23, 2022
Certified by providerJun 23, 2022

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X268096MA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (MA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients249
Services billed485 across 22 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$33,266

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)63 · 65 30-day fills
Patients44
Total drug cost$1,725
Generic share86% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Arkansas College of Medicine
Graduation year2016
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2024$5,731 · 4 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2024

CompanyAmountPayments
Vericel Corporation$5,5001
Stryker Corporation$158.671
Smith+nephew, Inc.$42.741
Kairos Surgical Inc$29.761

What the 2024 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$5,500 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$231.17 · 3 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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