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Dr. Gregory Jay Elders, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 491
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 171
- Part D claims, 2024
- 440
- Publications
- 1
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 504 Medical Center Blvd, Conroe, TX 77304
- Practice phone
- Call (936) 539-1111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Gregory Jay Elders is an orthopedic surgeon in Conroe, Texas
Dr. Elders practices at HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe in Conroe, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Elders' NPI, 1669479861, was assigned on July 1, 2005. Dr. Elders graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1999. Dr. Elders' Texas license number on file is L8677.
- NPI
- 1669479861NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0749252245
- NPI enumeration date
- July 1, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (936) 539-1111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 53
- Medical school graduation
- 1999
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gregory Jay Elders practices at HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe in Conroe, Texas
Dr. Elders' primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, at 504 Medical Center Blvd, Conroe, TX 77304 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (936) 539-1111.
- HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe504 Medical Center Blvd, Conroe, TX 77304 · Montgomery CountyPhone(936) 539-1111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Gregory Jay Elders is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Elders' primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe in Conroe, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Elders is also affiliated with Aspire Hospital. The medical group on file is Specialty Associates of West Houston PLLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Elders to 1 more physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gregory Jay Elders' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Elders practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gregory Jay Elders is one of 1,394 orthopedic surgeons in Texas
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Elders' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Elders is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Elders' licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, North Dakota and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, TexasPrimary
- North Dakota license
- Michigan license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, back and neck pain treatment without fusion, bursitis, enthesopathy in foot or ankle, fluid in a joint, hip replacement and joint arthropathy among the conditions Dr. Elders treats.
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Elders
Counts of orthopedic surgeons 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. Gregory Jay Elders billed Medicare for 491 services in 2024
CMS data shows 491 Medicare services from Dr. Elders across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 171 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,006 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Elders' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2622024: 21219%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1562024: 11029%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 752024: 10033%
- Surgery
- 2023: 742024: 5427%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 15
Dr. Elders compared with the Texas median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Elders
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 491vs 1,06254% below
- Medicare patients
- 171vs 24330% below
- Part D claims
- 373vs 21970% above
Medians across 1,283 orthopedic surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Elders' 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. Gregory Jay Elders treated 171 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 171 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Elders in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 71 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.36, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Elders' median patient age at 67, with 59% women.
Dr. Elders' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Elders' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11366%
- Men5834%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Elders' Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease39%
- Mood disorders33%
- Depression32%
- Anxiety27%
- Diabetes27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Elders' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
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. Gregory Jay Elders wrote 440 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Elders wrote 440 Medicare Part D claims for 192 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 373 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,724 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 256 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Elders' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic430 claims98%
- Brand-name and other10 claims2%
Dr. Elders' 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. Elders' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids33%144 of 440 claims
- Antibiotics22%98 of 440 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: 2562024: 37346%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 7 in 2023.
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. Gregory Jay Elders ranks in the 46th percentile for laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) in Medicare
Dr. Elders accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Elders, more than 46% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Elders ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 45th percentile31 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 46th percentile18 procedures
- Knee replacement
- 41st percentile13 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Gregory Jay Elders has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Elders.
Recent publications by Dr. Elders
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Gregory Jay Elders has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Elders to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Spinal Diseases.
Conditions in Dr. Elders' trials
- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
- Spinal Diseases
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Elders
- John R. Barker, MD1 shared trial
- Tamar F. Brionez, MD1 shared trial
- Mario P. Brkaric, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Elders
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Gregory Jay Elders received $45,674 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 238 general payments to Dr. Elders from 38 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Alphatec Spine, Inc paid the most, $27,390.
General payments to Dr. Elders by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Elders by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Royalties and licenses$27,26060%
- Food and beverage$8,24418%
- Travel and lodging$6,51414%
- Education$3,1637%
- Other$3901%
Companies that paid Dr. Elders the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gregory Jay Elders graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School
Dr. Elders graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1999.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Gregory Jay Elders accepts plans from 22 insurance carriers
Dr. Elders is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +14 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Elders accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO13
- PPO13
- Medicare9
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Gregory Jay Elders's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gregory Jay Elders' NPI number?
Dr. Gregory Jay Elders' NPI number is 1669479861. It was assigned on July 1, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gregory Jay Elders?
Dr. Gregory Jay Elders is an orthopedic surgeon in Conroe, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Gregory Jay Elders practice?
Dr. Elders practices at 504 Medical Center Blvd, Conroe, TX 77304. Dr. Elders' primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe in Conroe, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Elders to 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Gregory Jay Elders' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Elders is (936) 539-1111.
What is Dr. Gregory Jay Elders' medical license number?
Dr. Elders' Texas license number on file is L8677, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Gregory Jay Elders been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Elders in Texas (2004 to 2025), North Dakota (2004 to 2005) and Michigan (1999 to 2004).
Which hospitals is Dr. Gregory Jay Elders affiliated with?
Dr. Elders practices at HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe in Conroe, Texas. Dr. Elders is also affiliated with Aspire Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Gregory Jay Elders part of?
Dr. Elders is linked to Specialty Associates of West Houston PLLC.
Does Dr. Gregory Jay Elders accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Elders billed Medicare for 491 services in 2024, and Dr. Elders accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gregory Jay Elders see?
CMS counts 171 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Elders in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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Is Dr. Gregory Jay Elders board certified?
Yes. Dr. Elders is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Gregory Jay Elders bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Elders' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), injected or infused drug (J3301) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. Gregory Jay Elders go to medical school?
Dr. Elders graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1999.
What drugs does Dr. Gregory Jay Elders prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Elders' most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin, Methylprednisolone and Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Gregory Jay Elders received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $45,674 in general payments to Dr. Elders from 38 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alphatec Spine, Inc.
How long has Dr. Gregory Jay Elders been practicing?
Dr. Elders graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.
Does Dr. Gregory Jay Elders do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Elders. Dr. Elders has worked on 1 clinical trial.
What insurance does Dr. Gregory Jay Elders accept?
Dr. Elders is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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