Michael Gale, MD
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Portland, OR
Michael Gale, MD is a glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1356886782, issued on Dec 20, 2016. Check the license (Oregon MD215419, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Gale
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0009X
- License number
- MD215419 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD, Portland, OR 97239
- Phone
- (503) 494-3000
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2025
- Fax
- (503) 494-4286
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230829000780); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD
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Verify Michael Gale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD215419Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
1,388 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,060 among the 430 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost317 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol250 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate191 claims
- Timolol Maleate129 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate110 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl66 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): 97.8 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: $277.93
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, Inc. The 391 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,284.60 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
- University Professional ServicesPortland, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Gale among 21 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Oregon
Michael Gale, MD is one of 21 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 90% of these records are older, 0% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 16 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 207WX0009X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Oregon
There are 21 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Oregon.
All 21 in Oregon → Every provider in Portland → Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aiyin Chen, M.D.Portland, OR 972391629305131
- Lorna Edmunds, MD PHDPortland, OR 972391407801756
- Eliesa Ing, MDPortland, OR 972391659499317
- Angela Jiang, M.D.Portland, OR 972391104243484
- John Morrison, MDPortland, OR 972391033161997
- Lynn Sun, M.D., PH.D.Portland, OR 972391922460195
- Jonathan Young, MDTigard, OR 972241720492820
- Robert McGlynn, MDPortland, OR 972161669655213
Common questions
What is Michael Gale, MD's NPI number?
Michael Gale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356886782, issued on Dec 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Gale, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD, Portland, OR, 97239. Phone: (503) 494-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Gale, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD215419, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Gale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Gale, MD had 1,388 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries; the average among glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 3,060. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Gale, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 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.