Galen Samuel Wachtman, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · Austin, TX
Galen Samuel Wachtman, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1619030418, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas P6546, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Galen Samuel Wachtman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X
- License numbers
- P6546 TX
MT184053 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 Trinity St, Ste 704-D, Austin, TX 78712
- Phone
- (512) 324-8320
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2026
- Fax
- (512) 324-8323
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130917000021); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Galen Samuel Wachtman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P6546Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.5 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: $120.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 2,042 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,814.09 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
- Seton Family OF DoctorsRound Rock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Galen Samuel Wachtman among 392 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Texas
Galen Samuel Wachtman, MD is one of 392 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 2086S0122X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 392 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Texas.
All 392 in Texas → Every provider in Austin → Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Lara Montfort, MSN, APRN, AGNP-CAustin, TX 787051114873312
- Newton Moscoe, MDAustin, TX 787051770686388
- Ned Snyder, M.D.Austin, TX 787031265413959
- Juling Ong, M.D.Austin, TX 787011477985166
- Adam Weinfeld, M.D.Austin, TX 787011346363280
Common questions
What is Galen Samuel Wachtman, MD's NPI number?
Galen Samuel Wachtman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619030418, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Galen Samuel Wachtman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Trinity St, Ste 704-D, Austin, TX, 78712. Phone: (512) 324-8320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Galen Samuel Wachtman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P6546, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Galen Samuel Wachtman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 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.