David Garth Ellertson Jr., MD
NPI 1588657258ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Gastonia, NC
Surgery (MD) in Gastonia, North Carolina, trained at R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School (class of 1998). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $16,859 for 83 patients in 2024, with only 38 Part D claims.
Overview
| NPI | 1588657258 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 26, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 27, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 27, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 2005-01291 | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (NC); Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 83 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 121 across 34 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $16,859 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 38 · 38 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 25 |
| Total drug cost | $296.82 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1998 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | Vascular Surgery |
Medical group
- Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC · 424 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
None reported for 2025 or 2024.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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