Dr. Mark Richard Gacek, MD

  • Mobile, AL
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1073517769PAC ID0143346452
Medicare services, 2024
3,872
Medicare patients, 2024
454
Part D claims, 2024
4,512
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
78
Practice address
4721 Morrison Dr, Mobile, AL 36609
Practice phone
Call (251) 340-7970
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Primary practice

Gacek Ear and Sinus Center

Mobile, Alabama

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Dr. Mark Richard Gacek is an otolaryngologist in Mobile, Alabama

Dr. Gacek practices at Gacek Ear and Sinus Center in Mobile, Alabama.

Dr. Gacek's NPI, 1073517769, was assigned on June 9, 2005. Dr. Gacek holds Alabama license 0002107.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0143346452
NPI enumeration date
June 9, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(251) 340-7970
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Mark Richard Gacek practices at Gacek Ear and Sinus Center in Mobile, Alabama

Dr. Gacek's primary practice is Gacek Ear and Sinus Center, at 4721 Morrison Dr, Mobile, AL 36609 in Mobile County. The practice phone is (251) 340-7970.

  • Gacek Ear and Sinus Center
    4721 Morrison Dr, Mobile, AL 36609 · Mobile CountyPhone(251) 340-7970

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Mark Richard Gacek is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Gacek's primary practice is Gacek Ear and Sinus Center in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Gacek is also affiliated with Mobile Infirmary. The medical group on file is Gacek Ear & Sinus Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gacek to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Mark Richard Gacek's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gacek practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Gacek Ear and Sinus CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Mark Richard Gacek is one of 137 otolaryngologists in Alabama

Otolaryngology is Dr. Gacek's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Gacek is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 0002107 · taxonomy 207Y00000X

Otolaryngologists near Dr. Gacek

Counts of otolaryngologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Mark Richard Gacek billed Medicare for 3,872 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,872 Medicare services from Dr. Gacek across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 454 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $246,623 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,872
Medicare patients454
Paid by Medicare$246,623
Procedure codes14

Dr. Gacek's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,2782024: 1,11213%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9912024: 1,09010%
Surgery
2023: 1,1692024: 1,0649%
Tests and treatments
2023: 4052024: 60650%

Where Dr. Gacek's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,860100%
  • In a facility120%

Dr. Gacek compared with the Alabama median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Dr. Gacek
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
3,872vs 1,1533.4 times
Medicare patients
454vs 32838% above
Part D claims
4,378vs 5038.7 times

Medians across 141 otolaryngologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Gacek's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Mark Richard Gacek treated 454 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 454 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gacek in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 191 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gacek's median patient age at 66, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024454
Average age74
Average risk score1.09
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Gacek's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Gacek's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women27059%
  • Men18441%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Gacek's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis54%
  4. Ischemic heart disease37%
  5. Diabetes32%
  6. Chronic kidney disease27%
  7. Anxiety24%
  8. Mood disorders22%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Gacek's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Mark Richard Gacek wrote 4,512 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Gacek wrote 4,512 Medicare Part D claims for 1,070 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,378 of them, across 39 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $179,339 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,214 claims across 41 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,512
Drugs named by CMS39
Total drug cost$179,339
Part D patients1,070

Dr. Gacek's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic4,385 claims97%
  • Brand-name127 claims3%

Dr. Gacek's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Gacek's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%35 of 4,512 claims
  • Antibiotics7%301 of 4,512 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3,2142024: 4,37836%

Drugs named by CMS: 39 in 2024, 41 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Mark Richard Gacek scored 78 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 78 out of 100 for Dr. Gacek for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Gacek accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Gacek as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Gacek's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 78of 100Final score
  • 55.3of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Mark Richard Gacek has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Gacek, published from 2024 to 2025. Dr. Gacek's most frequent co-authors are Jai Deep Thakur, MD and Richard Philip Menger, MD.

Papers2
Years published2024 to 2025

Dr. Gacek's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Gacek

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Mark Richard Gacek received $4,234 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 158 general payments to Dr. Gacek from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,281.

General payments to Dr. Gacek by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Gacek by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,21099%
  • Honoraria$150%
  • Education$90%

Companies that paid Dr. Gacek the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Mark Richard Gacek's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Mark Richard Gacek's NPI number?

Dr. Mark Richard Gacek's NPI number is 1073517769. It was assigned on June 9, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Mark Richard Gacek?

Dr. Mark Richard Gacek is an otolaryngologist in Mobile, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Dr. Mark Richard Gacek practice?

Dr. Gacek practices at 4721 Morrison Dr, Mobile, AL 36609. Dr. Gacek's primary practice is Gacek Ear and Sinus Center in Mobile, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gacek to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Mark Richard Gacek's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Gacek is (251) 340-7970.

What is Dr. Mark Richard Gacek's medical license number?

Dr. Gacek holds Alabama license 0002107.

Which hospitals is Dr. Mark Richard Gacek affiliated with?

Dr. Gacek is affiliated with Mobile Infirmary. Dmand AI links Dr. Gacek to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Mark Richard Gacek part of?

Dr. Gacek is linked to Gacek Ear & Sinus Center.

Does Dr. Mark Richard Gacek accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gacek billed Medicare for 3,872 services in 2024, and Dr. Gacek accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Mark Richard Gacek offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Gacek as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Mark Richard Gacek's MIPS score?

Dr. Gacek's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 78 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mark Richard Gacek see?

CMS counts 454 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gacek in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Mark Richard Gacek bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Gacek's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1100), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: ear (69801).

What drugs does Dr. Mark Richard Gacek prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gacek's most prescribed drugs by claims were Acyclovir, Valacyclovir and Montelukast Sodium.

Has Dr. Mark Richard Gacek received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,234 in general payments to Dr. Gacek from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Mark Richard Gacek been practicing?

Dr. Gacek graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Dr. Mark Richard Gacek do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Gacek, published from 2024 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Mark Richard Gacek publish with?

Dr. Gacek's most frequent co-authors are Jai Deep Thakur, MD (2 shared papers) and Richard Philip Menger, MD (1 shared paper).

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