Galen S. Kam, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Redding, CA
Galen S. Kam, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Redding, California, and NPI 1477617496, issued on Dec 21, 2006. Check the license (California A82714, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Galen S. Kam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A82714 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1255 Liberty St, Redding, CA 96001
- Phone
- (530) 246-2467
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2026
- Fax
- (530) 242-9460
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070822001258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1255 Liberty St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Galen S. Kam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A82714Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
192 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 157 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen130 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Cephalexin12 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $105,253.44
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shoulder Innovations, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Shasta Orthopedics And Sports Medicine A Medical CorporationRedding, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Galen S. Kam among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Galen S. Kam, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shawn Brubaker, DORedding, CA 960011356473078
- Richard Cross, M.D.Redding, CA 960011831181494
- Gary Hartland, P.A.Redding, CA 960011851403075
- Molly Hartzler, MDRedding, CA 960011053757054
- John Lange, M.D.Redding, CA 960011639281868
- Daniel Mallamo, PARedding, CA 960011346352572
- Troy Miles, M.D.Redding, CA 960011972829968
- Douglas Navasartian, M.D.Redding, CA 960011356780944
Common questions
What is Galen S. Kam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Galen S. Kam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477617496, issued on Dec 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Galen S. Kam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1255 Liberty St, Redding, CA, 96001. Phone: (530) 246-2467. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Galen S. Kam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A82714, 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 Galen S. Kam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Galen S. Kam, M.D. had 192 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Galen S. Kam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.