Howard M. Gale, DPM
Podiatrist · Statesboro, GA
Howard M. Gale, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Statesboro, Georgia, and NPI 1881600591, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Georgia POD000725, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard M. Gale
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- POD000725 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17 Grady Johnson RD, Statesboro, GA 30458
- Phone
- (912) 681-8000
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2026
- Fax
- (912) 681-8500
- Medicaid IDs
- 000597781L GA
000597781J GA
00597781M GA
000597781K GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100916000352); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 17 Grady Johnson RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Todd Becker, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1558377143
Verify Howard M. Gale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license POD000725Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average podiatrist in 2024
728 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Terbinafine Hcl102 claims
- Ketoconazole62 claims
- Gabapentin60 claims
- Mupirocin46 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl44 claims
- Hydrocortisone44 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $674.02
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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
- Ankle And Foot Associates LLCWaycross, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard M. Gale among 235 podiatrist records in Georgia
Howard M. Gale, DPM is one of 235 podiatrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in Georgia
There are 235 podiatrist records in Georgia.
All 235 in Georgia → Every provider in Statesboro → Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Putnam, DPMStatesboro, GA 304581053684399
- Robert Cushner, DPMStatesboro, GA 304611568480051
- Ashima Choudhary, DPMGainesville, GA 305011487275301
- Wesley Daniel, D.P.M.Gainesville, GA 305011366513905
- Vann Johnson, DPMGainesville, GA 305011902108053
- J. Waller, DPM,P.C.Blairsville, GA 305121891714747
- Andrew Ha, D.P.M.Blue Ridge, GA 305131194212951
- Bradley Castellano, D.P.M.Braselton, GA 305171922079151
Common questions
What is Howard M. Gale, DPM's NPI number?
Howard M. Gale, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881600591, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard M. Gale, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17 Grady Johnson RD, Statesboro, GA, 30458. Phone: (912) 681-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard M. Gale, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number POD000725, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Howard M. Gale, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard M. Gale, DPM had 728 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard M. Gale, DPM'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.