NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Richard Gallagher, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Chattanooga, TN

Michael Richard Gallagher, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1427147214, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD26400, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427147214
Name
Michael Richard Gallagher
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
MD26400 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1010 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone
(423) 265-2233
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 756-8265
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110323000094); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1010 E 3RD St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sarah Johnson, PAPhysician Assistant1518101450
  2. Daniel Kueter, MDSpecialist1184714180
  3. Michael Liedke, APRN-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1720261365
  4. Donald Megison, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1962582163
  5. Joel Morrison, PAPhysician Assistant1083010615
  6. Sherry Owens, NPNurse Practitioner1992131932

Verify Michael Richard Gallagher in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $18.79

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Gallagher$19
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael Richard Gallagher among 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee

Michael Richard Gallagher, M.D. is one of 191 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 140 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Boehm, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031467542449
  2. Peter Boehm, MDChattanooga, TN 374031427261429
  3. Donald Megison, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031962582163
  4. Prayash PatelChattanooga, TN 374031437440757
  5. Timothy Strait, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031366530362
  6. David Wallace, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031487918322
  7. Ranjith Babu, MDChattanooga, TN 374041205271525
  8. Mayshan GhiassiChattanooga, TN 374041376736819

Common questions

What is Michael Richard Gallagher, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Richard Gallagher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427147214, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Richard Gallagher, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 265-2233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Richard Gallagher, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD26400, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Michael Richard Gallagher, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 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.