Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr., MD

  • Modesto, CA
  • Vascular surgeon
NPI1912964495
Medicare services, 2024
746
Medicare patients, 2024
99
Part D claims, 2019
20
Publications
15
Industry payments
$1,151
Practice address
4335 N Star Way, Modesto, CA 95356
Practice phone
Call (209) 342-5125
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Primary practice

Valley Wound Healing Center, Inc.

Modesto, California

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Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. is a vascular surgeon in Modesto, California

Dr. Ellertson practices at Valley Wound Healing Center, Inc. in Modesto, California.

Dr. Ellertson's NPI, 1912964495, was assigned on April 27, 2006. Dr. Ellertson graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1968. Dr. Ellertson's California license number on file is G17987.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
April 27, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(209) 342-5125
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
84
Medical school graduation
1968

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

Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. practices at Valley Wound Healing Center, Inc. in Modesto, California

Dr. Ellertson's primary practice is Valley Wound Healing Center, Inc., at 4335 N Star Way, Modesto, CA 95356 in Stanislaus County. The practice phone is (209) 342-5125.

  • Valley Wound Healing Center, Inc.
    4335 N Star Way, Modesto, CA 95356 · Stanislaus CountyPhone(209) 342-5125

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

Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ellertson's primary practice is Valley Wound Healing Center, Inc. in Modesto, California. The medical group on file is Valley Wound Healing Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ellertson to 1 more physician office 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. David Garth Ellertson Sr.'s practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ellertson practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Valley Wound Healing Center, Inc.Available with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. is one of 532 vascular surgeons in California

Vascular surgery is Dr. Ellertson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ellertson's licenses on file in 4 states: California, North Carolina, Colorado and Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Vascular surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G17987 · 1970 to 2025 · taxonomy 2086S0129X
  • North Carolina license2017 to 2020
  • Colorado license2014 to 2017
  • Texas license1984 to 2007

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists chronic skin ulcer, lymphedema, peripheral vascular disease and varicose veins among the conditions Dr. Ellertson treats.

Vascular surgeons near Dr. Ellertson

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

532vascular surgeons in California
3vascular surgeons in Modesto

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

Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. billed Medicare for 746 services in 2024

CMS data shows 746 Medicare services from Dr. Ellertson across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 99 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,909 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024746
Medicare patients99
Paid by Medicare$61,909
Procedure codes5

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9232024: 50945%
Surgery
2023: 3552024: 18947%
Tests and treatments
2023: 742024: 4835%

Dr. Ellertson compared with the California median for vascular surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Ellertson
  • California median
Medicare services
746vs 60922% above
Medicare patients
99vs 27264% below
Part D claims
20vs 5564% below

Medians across 499 vascular surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. treated 99 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ellertson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 40 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 59% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ellertson's median patient age at 72, with 30% women.

Medicare patients, 202499
Average age69
Average risk score3.17
Also on Medicaid59%

Dr. Ellertson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Ellertson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4949%
  • Men5051%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes70%
  4. Chronic kidney disease54%
  5. Arthritis47%
  6. Ischemic heart disease37%
  7. Heart failure31%
  8. Mood disorders30%

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

Dr. Ellertson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women30%
  • Men70%

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

Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims in 2019

In 2019, Dr. Ellertson wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $14 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 38 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 201920
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$14

Dr. Ellertson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2019

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

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2018 to 2019

  • 2018
  • 2019
Claims for drugs CMS names
2018: 382019: 2047%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2019, 1 in 2018.

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

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Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. has 15 publications on record

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Ellertson. The most frequent topics are Myocardial Revascularization, Radiography and Aerospace Medicine. Dr. Ellertson has published most often in Ann Thorac Surg. Dr. Ellertson's most frequent co-authors are Munther E. Alqaisi, MD, Noel Fishman, MD and John A. Iskikian, MD.

Papers15

Topics Dr. Ellertson writes about most

  • Myocardial Revascularization
  • Radiography
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Angina Pectoris
  • Ear, External
  • Methods
  • Rabbits

Dr. Ellertson's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Ellertson

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

Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. received $1,151 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Ellertson from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $958.

General payments to Dr. Ellertson by program year, 2016 to 2021

General payments to Dr. Ellertson by kind, 2016 to 2021

$1.2Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$65957%
  • Food and beverage$49243%

Companies that paid Dr. Ellertson the most, 2016 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine

Dr. Ellertson graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1968. Dr. Ellertson is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolUC Irvine School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. accepts plans from 3 insurance carriers

Dr. Ellertson is in network with 3 carriers, including Aetna, CMS Medicare and Molina. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • CMS Medicare
  • Molina

Plan types Dr. Ellertson accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare3
  2. HMO1
  3. PPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr.'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)
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)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr.'s NPI number?

Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr.'s NPI number is 1912964495. It was assigned on April 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr.?

Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. is a vascular surgeon in Modesto, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Vascular Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0129X).

Where does Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. practice?

Dr. Ellertson practices at 4335 N Star Way, Modesto, CA 95356. Dr. Ellertson's primary practice is Valley Wound Healing Center, Inc. in Modesto, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ellertson to 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ellertson is (209) 342-5125.

What is Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Ellertson's California license number on file is G17987, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ellertson in California (1970 to 2025), North Carolina (2017 to 2020), Colorado (2014 to 2017) and Texas (1984 to 2007).

What medical group is Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. part of?

Dr. Ellertson is linked to Valley Wound Healing Center.

Does Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ellertson billed Medicare for 746 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. see?

CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ellertson in 2024, with an average age of 69.

What services does Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ellertson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: bones and joints (29581) and blood vessel study (93925).

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Where did Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. go to medical school?

Dr. Ellertson graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1968.

What drugs does Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. prescribe most?

In 2019 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ellertson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lorazepam.

Has Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,151 in general payments to Dr. Ellertson from 6 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

How long has Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. been practicing?

Dr. Ellertson graduated from medical school in 1968, 58 years ago.

Does Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. do research?

Dmand AI links 15 publications to Dr. Ellertson.

Who does Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. publish with?

Dr. Ellertson's most frequent co-authors are Munther E. Alqaisi, MD (1 shared paper), Noel Fishman, MD (1 shared paper) and John A. Iskikian, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. David Garth Ellertson Sr. accept?

Dr. Ellertson is in network with 3 carriers, including Aetna, CMS Medicare and Molina. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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