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Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD

(4 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, MD is an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery.

Office Locations

332 Santa Fe Drive Suite 110
Encinitas, CA 92024

(760) 943-6700

(760) 632-4292

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD treated as an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA during 2012 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

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

aspiration	510
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	1112
immobilization	92
injections	652
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
musculoskeletal imaging	174
nerve procedures	24
open surgery	24
pelvic imaging	22
rehabilitation	15
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	43
X-rays	172

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD treated as an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA during 2013 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	327
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	975
immobilization	111
injections	453
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
musculoskeletal imaging	66
nerve procedures	24
open surgery	24
pelvic imaging	13
rehabilitation	33
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	43
X-rays	55

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD in 2013

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD treated as an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA during 2014 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and immobilization.

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

aspiration	195
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	818
immobilization	77
injections	274
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	54
musculoskeletal imaging	94
nerve procedures	28
open surgery	28
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	46
X-rays	40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD in 2014

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD treated as an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA during 2015 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and upper extremity surgery.

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

aspiration	97
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	580
fracture reduction (setting broken bones)	11
immobilization	63
injections	153
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	22
musculoskeletal imaging	22
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	47

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD in 2015

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD treated as an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA during 2016 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	102
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	699
immobilization	65
injections	150
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	57
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	20
X-rays	40

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD in 2016

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD treated as an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and immobilization.

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

aspiration	76
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	561
immobilization	47
injections	165
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	50
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	37

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD in 2017

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD treated as an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and rehabilitation.

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

aspiration	43
decompression surgery	31
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	397
excision	12
injections	120
manual therapy	20
nerve procedures	31
open surgery	31
rehabilitation	36
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
soft tissue surgery	12
tendon surgery	36
upper extremity surgery	67
vascular procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD in 2018

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD treated as an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA during 2019 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

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

aspiration	40
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	379
immobilization	12
injections	96
nerve procedures	24
open surgery	24
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	42

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD in 2019

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD treated as an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA during 2020 were injections.

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

doctor visit	149
injections	35

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD in 2020

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD treated as an orthopedist in Encinitas, CA were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	173
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	23
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	630
excision	12
fracture reduction (setting broken bones)	11
immobilization	66
injections	233
manual therapy	20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	25
musculoskeletal imaging	77
nerve procedures	23
open surgery	23
pelvic imaging	17
rehabilitation	28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
soft tissue surgery	12
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	43
vascular procedures	12
X-rays	68

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

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

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	344
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	113
85 and over	43
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	206

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD From 2012 - 2020

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

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	3
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert Ira Gelb, MD 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, MD. 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, MD has received 36 research payments totaling $131,751.

Biography

Dr. Robert Gelb's specialties are hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. On average, patients gave Dr. Gelb a rating of 4.0 stars (out of 5).