James J. Gallagher, M.D.
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Galveston, TX
James J. Gallagher, M.D. is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1184732182, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas TEMPORARY 40779, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James J. Gallagher
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- License number
- TEMPORARY 40779 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 815 Market St, Galveston, TX 77550
- Phone
- (409) 770-6731
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (409) 770-6919
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050510000397); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 815 Market St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Haya AbdellatifPhysician Assistant1518409903
- Leah Brick, PTPhysical Therapist1932982972
- Joie Brownlee, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1578013025
- Rocio Del Bosque, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1063086775
- Alyssa Fick, DPT, PTPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1437935863
- Rayna Garcia, RN, BSN, CPN, CCRNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1336939446
Verify James J. Gallagher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license TEMPORARY 40779Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $386.48
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was PolyNovo North America LLC. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 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
- Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James J. Gallagher among 117 surgical critical care physician records in Texas
James J. Gallagher, M.D. is one of 117 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2010 among the 98 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Texas
There are 117 surgical critical care physician records in Texas.
All 117 in Texas → Every provider in Galveston → Surgical Critical Care Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jong Lee, M.D.Galveston, TX 775501174631295
- Clarisse Djukom, M.D.Galveston, TX 775511730418898
- Kristene Gugliuzza, MDGalveston, TX 775551316046360
- Carlos Jimenez, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551386848950
- Ahmad NasrallahGalveston, TX 775551851014252
- Kushal Thapa, MDGalveston, TX 775551275351876
- Dang Pham, M.D.Pasadena, TX 775041578822946
- Timothy Hodges, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773801679676795
Common questions
What is James J. Gallagher, M.D.'s NPI number?
James J. Gallagher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184732182, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James J. Gallagher, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 815 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550. Phone: (409) 770-6731. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James J. Gallagher, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number TEMPORARY 40779, 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.
How much does James J. Gallagher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James J. Gallagher, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James J. Gallagher, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.