Gala Markia Barden, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Memphis, TN
Gala Markia Barden, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1578874749, issued on Jun 23, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 57585, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gala Markia Barden
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 57585 TN
549694 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6027 Walnut Grove RD Ste 319, Memphis, TN 38120
- Phone
- (901) 226-3882
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 226-3883
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180925002584); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6027 Walnut Grove RD Ste 319
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Verify Gala Markia Barden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 57585Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Promethazine Hcl12 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 76.5 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: $196.30
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. 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
- Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Collierville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gala Markia Barden among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
Gala Markia Barden, M.D. is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 72% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 51% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
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- Douglas Hammond, MDMemphis, TN 381201750355038
- William King, MDMemphis, TN 381201104936475
- Carter McDaniel, MDMemphis, TN 381201144330424
- Lee Morisy, MDMemphis, TN 381201548233430
Common questions
What is Gala Markia Barden, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gala Markia Barden, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578874749, issued on Jun 23, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gala Markia Barden, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6027 Walnut Grove RD Ste 319, Memphis, TN, 38120. Phone: (901) 226-3882. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gala Markia Barden, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 57585, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gala Markia Barden, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gala Markia Barden, M.D. had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gala Markia Barden, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.