Dr. Robert L Gear , NMD DC
Chiropractor • Phoenix, AZ
3543 N 7th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85014
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NPI assigned on October 25, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,182 Original Medicare Part B services in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2021:
- 98942 — Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 5 spinal regions: 1,182 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2020 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2021). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 11 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2018.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2018:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,420 in 2017 to 1,182 in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2021.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3543 N 7th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Chiropractor: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $61,476 in 2021
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2021. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021.
Paid by Medicare
About $46,287 in 2021
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2021, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021.
30-day fills
11 standardized 30-day fills in 2018
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$915 in 2018
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2018, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Gear as eligible to order or refer durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Phoenix and Arizona
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Gear are from 2021.
433 active clinicians are listed under Chiropractor with a practice address in Phoenix, AZ (1,971 in Arizona).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Phoenix
0% of these 433 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
23.6% of these 433 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 17% from 1,420 in 2017 to 1,182 in 2021.
- 2017: 1,420
- 2018: 1,181
- 2019: 1,151
- 2020: 1,010
- 2021: 1,182
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 18% from $74,720 in 2017 to $61,476 in 2021.
- 2017: $74,720
- 2018: $60,621
- 2019: $60,485
- 2020: $53,621
- 2021: $61,476
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 17% from $55,820 in 2017 to $46,287 in 2021.
- 2017: $55,820
- 2018: $44,961
- 2019: $45,395
- 2020: $40,158
- 2021: $46,287
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 48% from 21 in 2013 to 11 in 2018.
- 2013: 21
- 2015: 12
- 2016: 14
- 2017: 12
- 2018: 11
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 48% from 21 in 2013 to 11 in 2018.
- 2013: 21
- 2015: 12
- 2016: 14
- 2017: 12
- 2018: 11
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 29% from $1,287 in 2013 to $915 in 2018.
- 2013: $1,287
- 2015: $524
- 2016: $578
- 2017: $403
- 2018: $915
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2021), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2018), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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98942
Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 5 spinal regions
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1,182 | 71 | $105.00 | $52.01 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2021; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2018.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 11 | 330 | $915.09 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2018; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 111N00000X
A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 175F00000X
Diagnoses, treats, and cares for patients, using system of practice that bases treatment of physiological functions and abnormal conditions on natural laws governing human body: Utilizes physiological, psychological, and mechanical methods, such as air, water, light, heat, earth, phototherapy, food and herb therapy, psychotherapy, electrotherapy, physiotherapy, minor and orificial surgery, mechanotherapy, naturopathic corrections and manipulation, and natural methods or modalities, together with natural medicines, natural processed foods, and herbs and nature's remedies. Excludes major surgery, therapeutic use of x ray and radium, and use of drugs, except those assimilable substances containing elements or compounds which are components of body tissues and are physiologically compatible to body processes for maintenance of life.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSSources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
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Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
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Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 25, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Chiropractors in Phoenix
- Dr. Barbara Goldmunz, DC
- Dr. Michael Henriksen, DC
- Dr. John Boardman, DC
- Dr. Julio Borrero, DC
- Dr. Andrew Sbiliris, DC
- Dr. Eric Breure, DC
Mailing Address
3543 N 7th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Phone: 6022638484