Barbara M. Galko, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Laguna Beach, CA
Barbara M. Galko, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1326073990, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California G88935, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara M. Galko
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- G88935 CA
038252 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 31852 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Phone
- (949) 715-0505
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 715-0508
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110915000525); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Barbara M. Galko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G88935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
148 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 76% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta23 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere18 claims
- Stiolto Respimat17 claims
- Breo Ellipta15 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $656.60
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- George K Shahinian M D IncorporatedAliso Viejo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barbara M. Galko among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Barbara M. Galko, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
All 1,443 in California → Every provider in Laguna Beach → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vidal Espeleta, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531245327808
- Fady Kadifa, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531083711014
- David Law, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531821194572
- Bryan Vo, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531851576060
- Thomas Vovan, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531134226012
- Gunnayya Chetty Kota, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926481215043997
- Richard Le, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481528285012
- Marlowe Ross, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481245244771
Common questions
What is Barbara M. Galko, M.D.'s NPI number?
Barbara M. Galko, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326073990, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara M. Galko, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31852 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 715-0505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara M. Galko, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G88935, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Barbara M. Galko, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barbara M. Galko, M.D. had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Barbara M. Galko, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.