Gale J. Skousen, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Salem, UT
Gale J. Skousen, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Salem, Utah, and NPI 1053305391, issued on Sep 1, 2005. Check the license (Utah 184332-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gale J. Skousen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 184332-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 591 N State Road 198 Ste 203, Salem, UT 84653
- Phone
- (801) 465-9802
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091014000781); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gale J. Skousen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 184332-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,135 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 178 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium220 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium200 claims
- Omeprazole119 claims
- Losartan Potassium115 claims
- Gabapentin111 claims
- Celecoxib86 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Canyon View Medical Group LLCSpanish Fork, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gale J. Skousen among 1,411 family medicine physician records in Utah
Gale J. Skousen, M.D. is one of 1,411 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Utah. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 942 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Salem
They are 6 of the 124 NPPES records with a practice address in Salem, and 1,411 family medicine physician records in Utah.
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Common questions
What is Gale J. Skousen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gale J. Skousen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053305391, issued on Sep 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gale J. Skousen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 591 N State Road 198 Ste 203, Salem, UT, 84653. Phone: (801) 465-9802. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gale J. Skousen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 184332-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gale J. Skousen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gale J. Skousen, M.D. had 4,135 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gale J. Skousen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.3 of 100. 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.