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Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, M.D.

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

332 Santa Fe Drive Suite 110
Encinitas, CA 92024

(760) 943-6700

Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, M.D. is an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery.

Office Locations

Address:

332 Santa Fe Drive Suite 110
Encinitas, CA 92024

aspiration	324
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	970
immobilization	107
injections	448
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	22
musculoskeletal imaging	62
nerve procedures	23
open surgery	23
pelvic imaging	12
rehabilitation	31
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	52

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	552
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	318
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	75
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

aspiration	192
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	813
immobilization	73
injections	269
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	52
musculoskeletal imaging	90
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	27
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	44
X-rays	37

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	477
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	70
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

aspiration	94
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	10
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	575
fracture reduction (setting broken bones)	10
immobilization	59
injections	148
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
musculoskeletal imaging	18
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
tendon surgery	27
upper extremity surgery	45

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	724
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	446
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	90
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

aspiration	99
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	694
immobilization	61
injections	145
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	53
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	18
X-rays	37

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	43
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

aspiration	73
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	556
immobilization	43
injections	160
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	46
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	39
X-rays	34

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	45
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

aspiration	40
decompression surgery	30
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	392
excision	11
injections	115
manual therapy	19
nerve procedures	30
open surgery	30
rehabilitation	34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
soft tissue surgery	11
tendon surgery	35
upper extremity surgery	65
vascular procedures	11

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	41
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

aspiration	37
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	374
immobilization	8
injections	91
nerve procedures	23
open surgery	23
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	40

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	24
Less than 65	12

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

doctor visit	144
injections	30

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, M.D. treated as an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA were injections, aspiration, immobilization and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	123
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	10
decompression surgery	22
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	566
excision	11
fracture reduction (setting broken bones)	10
immobilization	59
injections	177
manual therapy	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
musculoskeletal imaging	55
nerve procedures	22
open surgery	22
pelvic imaging	12
rehabilitation	33
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
soft tissue surgery	11
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	41
vascular procedures	11
X-rays	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	310
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	12

**Age**
75 to 84	102
85 and over	38
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	185

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, M.D. From 2013 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, M.D. treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	14
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	8
Dementia	3

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, M.D. has a high overall rating with an average of 3.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, M.D. from all over the web to help you find the right in Encinitas, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$10,993 XIAFLEX $10,993
TriMed, Inc.	$1,251 $1,251
AXOGEN	$1,195 AxoGuard Nerve Protector $1,195
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$196 XIAFLEX $196
Medartis Inc.	$112 Aptus $112
Other	$469 Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails $66	EUFLEXXA $56	Early Intervention $52	HYMOVIS $43	BGS-BHS Stimulators $34	Other $218

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,194
Consulting Fee	$4,000
Food and Beverage	$3,691
Travel and Lodging	$705
Honoraria	$627

Research Payments

Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, M.D. has received 36 research payments totaling $131,751.

Biography

Dr. Robert Gelb's specialties are hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He practices in Encinitas, CA. Patient reviews placed him at an average of 3.5 stars (out of 5).