NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gale Hylton, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Gale Hylton, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1043321367, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California G70760, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1043321367
Name
Gale Hylton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
G70760 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
935 Middlefield RD, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone
(650) 322-2885
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 935 Middlefield RD

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

  1. Andrea Barlas, LMFT, ATR-BCMarriage & Family Therapist1780884932
  2. Terese Brennan-Marquez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1801012612
  3. Penny Donnelly, RN MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1295083442
  4. Normajean Hinders, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1225187529
  5. John HurdMarriage & Family Therapist1215086376
  6. Laurie Leventhal-Belfer, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1215088711

Verify Gale Hylton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

916 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Gale Hylton916
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl89 claims
  2. Clonazepam66 claims
  3. Lorazepam55 claims
  4. Escitalopram Oxalate53 claims
  5. Lamotrigine45 claims
  6. Buspirone Hcl40 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.

Gale Hylton among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Gale Hylton, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

215 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto

They are 215 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ulka Agarwal, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011689684151
  2. Richard Corelli, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011912995507
  3. Katherine Devaul, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011659383636
  4. Perrin French, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011780762369
  5. Shirin Hoodei, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011184714610
  6. Gloria Kardong, MDPale Alto, CA 943011386707131
  7. Nan Link, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011720199052
  8. Alan Rosenthal, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011528170768

Common questions

What is Gale Hylton, MD's NPI number?

Gale Hylton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043321367, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gale Hylton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 935 Middlefield RD, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 322-2885. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gale Hylton, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G70760, 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 Gale Hylton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gale Hylton, MD had 916 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.