Joseph S. Galati, M.D.
Hepatology Physician · Houston, TX
Joseph S. Galati, M.D. is a hepatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1821069162, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (Texas J8243, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph S. Galati
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hepatology Physician 207RI0008X
- License number
- J8243 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 Binz St Ste 850, Houston, TX 77004
- Phone
- (713) 794-0700
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2025
- Fax
- (713) 794-0610
- Medicaid ID
- 136089309 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131028001410); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1200 Binz St Ste 850
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lino Chien, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891904975
- Jacqueline GarzaClinical Social Worker1134617525
- Deborah PettwayAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1255889416
- Alissa Ruiz, NPNurse Practitioner1689538399
Verify Joseph S. Galati in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J8243Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hepatology physician in 2024
2,967 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries, against an average of 762 among the 228 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Xifaxan331 claims
- Spironolactone272 claims
- Furosemide262 claims
- Lactulose251 claims
- Ursodiol247 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium226 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 62.9 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: $39,779.48
112 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $18,492.64 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
- Liver Specialists OF Texas PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph S. Galati among 23 hepatology physician records in Texas
Joseph S. Galati, M.D. is one of 23 hepatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0008X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hepatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 23 hepatology physician records in Texas.
All 23 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Hepatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hepatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rafael Botero, M.D.Houston, TX 770301023042959
- Ammara Naveed, M.DHouston, TX 770301952532889
- Tuan Pham, M.D.Houston, TX 770301366604423
- Rise Stribling, MDHouston, TX 770301396825634
- Norman Sussman, MDHouston, TX 770301578643813
- Maryam Zafer, MDHouston, TX 770301659864866
- Eugenia Tsai, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782151598028870
- Kermit Speeg, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291932117108
Common questions
What is Joseph S. Galati, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph S. Galati, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821069162, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph S. Galati, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Binz St Ste 850, Houston, TX, 77004. Phone: (713) 794-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph S. Galati, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J8243, 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 Joseph S. Galati, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph S. Galati, M.D. had 2,967 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries; the average among hepatology physician prescribers was 762. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph S. Galati, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 62.9 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.