Frederick Murray Gale, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Norwood, MA
Frederick Murray Gale, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Norwood, Massachusetts, and NPI 1174652051, issued on Mar 5, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 51194, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frederick Murray Gale
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 51194 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14 Cranmore RD, Norwood, MA 02062
- Phone
- (617) 459-5905
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151103002912); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1976
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Frederick Murray Gale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 51194Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,083.85
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was long term medical supply or device loan; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Cardiovascular Center AT Tufts Medical Center IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frederick Murray Gale among 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Frederick Murray Gale, M.D. is one of 1,003 surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 1,003 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Norwood → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elsa Chahine, MDNorwood, MA 020621851977433
- Arthur Glasgow, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621265470090
- Adam Glasgow, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621427097518
- Brian Hinnebusch, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621164467247
- Philip McCarthy, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621437212339
- Michael Nerney, DONorwood, MA 020621598712762
- Lawrence Unger, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621063468262
- Joseph Schwartz, MDNorwell, MA 020611053392662
Common questions
What is Frederick Murray Gale, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frederick Murray Gale, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174652051, issued on Mar 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frederick Murray Gale, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Cranmore RD, Norwood, MA, 02062. Phone: (617) 459-5905. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frederick Murray Gale, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 51194, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Frederick Murray Gale, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frederick Murray Gale, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.