NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Surgery Physician NPI 1457483190 MD
Verify on CMS → John Galt, MD
Surgery Physician in Helena, Montana.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 36,778 in Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
85
Medicare Part D claims · 43 beneficiaries · Surgery Physician avg: 174
MIPS score
81.4/100
▼ 2 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$123.01
6 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
John Galt, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.4/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 85 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 81.4/100
- MIPS score · -2 vs avg
- 85
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥32nd
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about John Galt, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1457483190), first enumerated 03/09/2007.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 85 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$123.01 in reported industry payments (6 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1457483190 · Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1457483190
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-MID 37K Surgery Physician
- MIPS-INLINE 81.4/100
- RX-TRACE 85
- BOOK-THIN 142 in Montana
- PHOTO-FINISH David Blevins · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Galt · this prov…
Galt · this provider
81.4 MIPS pts
- Stephanie Dewitt…
Stephanie Dewitt
81.4 MIPS pts
- Robert Maher · n…
Robert Maher
81.4 MIPS pts
- David Blevins · …
David Blevins
81.4 MIPS pts
- Alice Dachowski …
Alice Dachowski
81.4 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
John Galt, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
81 ≥ 32nd percentile 32% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where John Galt, MD sits
This provider among surgery physician peers
Across the 7,271 surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, John Galt, MD writes more Part D claims than 48% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 33% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is John Galt, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
John Galt, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about John Galt, MD?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
85 51% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
81.4/100 2.1 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Montana
How Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Montana providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
John Galt, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 81.4/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1457483190 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/09/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
81.435
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
73.2294
Quality
64.8872
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where John Galt, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
St Peters Health
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Helena, MT
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 270003
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for John Galt, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$123
Largest payer
Kerecis Limited
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
85
Total Claims
$975
Total Drug Cost
43
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 85.267
- Total Day Supply
- 446
- Generic Drug Cost
- $890
- Antibiotic Claims
- 35
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.14
- Gender Split
- 30% female / 70% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What John Galt, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte
Peg 3350-Electrolyte
22 claims
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
14 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul…
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
13 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl
Ondansetron Hcl
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Peg 3350-Electrolyte Sodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg | 22 |
| Cephalexin | 14 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgery Physician Overview
How John Galt, MD fits within the Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
36,778
Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Surgery Physician
174
Avg Claims per Provider
John Galt, MD's 85 claims are below the specialty average of 174.
Nationwide Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Galt, both outside Montana so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (81.4 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Surgery Physician Providers in Montana
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Montana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Galt.
One of 142 Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Montana, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Alissa Abentroth
MD
Helena, MT
Dr. Kurt Ammerman
D.O.
Miles City, MT
Dr. Ryan Bachofer
MD
Missoula, MT
Dr. Jeffrey Balison
M.D.
Billings, MT
Dr. Kelly Banks
MD
Bozeman, MT
Compare Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is John Galt, MD's specialty? ▼
John Galt, MD specializes in Surgery Physician and practices in Helena, Montana. Credentials: MD.
How much does John Galt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, John Galt, MD wrote 85 Medicare Part D claims totaling $975 in drug costs for 43 beneficiaries.
What is John Galt, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
John Galt, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.4/100 (Quality: 73.2, Cost: 64.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is John Galt, MD located? ▼
John Galt, MD is located at 2525 E BROADWAY ST STE 200, Helena, MT, 59601. Phone: (406) 457-4180.
What is John Galt, MD's NPI number? ▼
John Galt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457483190, issued on 03/09/2007.
How many Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 36,778 Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Surgery Physician provider writes 174 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does John Galt, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, John Galt, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Peg 3350-Electrolyte, Cephalexin, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does John Galt, MD accept Medicare? ▼
John Galt, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 85 Part D claims and 43 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify John Galt, MD's credentials? ▼
John Galt, MD's NPI is 1457483190 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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