NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary J. Gala, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Gary J. Gala, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1518998368, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9600537, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518998368
Name
Gary J. Gala
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
9600537 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(919) 966-8596
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 843-5513
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061114000114); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 1987
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 101 Manning Dr

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

  1. Kirkwood Adams, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1710069810
  2. Melanie Adams, PACPhysician Assistant1174695456
  3. Kimberly Adamson, NNPNurse Practitioner1255429577
  4. Mukhtar Adem, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1457445769
  5. Araba Afenyi-Annan, MDClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician1275629842
  6. Thaniyyah Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023454600

Verify Gary J. Gala in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gary J. Gala among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Gary J. Gala, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 53% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

226 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 226 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alan Beeber, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991437265998
  2. Erik Gustke, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991508886391
  3. John Haggerty, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991992892855
  4. Allan Maltbie, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991598864381
  5. Cheryl McCartney, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991386732295
  6. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991285722066
  7. Myrlin Murphy, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991932122496
  8. Cort Pedersen, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991093803702

Common questions

What is Gary J. Gala, MD's NPI number?

Gary J. Gala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518998368, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary J. Gala, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-8596. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary J. Gala, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9600537, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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