NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Gale, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Dixon, IL

Eric Gale, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Dixon, Illinois, and NPI 1093802944, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093802944
Name
Eric Gale
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
215 E 1St St, Dixon, IL 61021
Phone
(815) 284-1600
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101015001079); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 215 E 1St St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amber Appelquist, DPTPhysical Therapist1730988684
  2. Deb Bowers, LPTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1518178284
  3. Maggie Connors, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1609474097
  4. Ellie Cruse, DPMPodiatrist1821917816
  5. Monther El Bzour, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1912978222
  6. Kayla FordhamPhysical Therapy Assistant1518806181

Verify Eric Gale in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,751 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Gale3,751
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium317 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium227 claims
  3. Lisinopril221 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl115 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium115 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate103 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $293.55

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Gale$293.55
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Cgh Medical CenterSterling, IL · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Eric Gale among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Eric Gale, M.D. is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Dixon

They are 6 of the 693 NPPES records with a practice address in Dixon, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pranjal Agrawal, M.D.Dixon, IL 610211174723290
  2. Dorothy Bennett, MDDixon, IL 610211053998229
  3. Philippa Devenney, M.D.Dixon, IL 610211518189083
  4. Danca Luchici, MDDixon, IL 610211376553743
  5. Adnan Muhsin, M.D.Dixon, IL 610211942278502
  6. Jessey Mathew, MDCherry Valley, IL 610161639751860
  7. Diann Bennett, MDFreeport, IL 610321326010083
  8. Renu Dosi, M.D.Freeport, IL 610321073522140

Common questions

What is Eric Gale, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eric Gale, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093802944, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Gale, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 E 1St St, Dixon, IL, 61021. Phone: (815) 284-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Gale, M.D.'s license?

Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Eric Gale, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Gale, M.D. had 3,751 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.