Nita Gala, O.D.
Optometrist · Frederick, MD
Nita Gala, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Frederick, Maryland, and NPI 1720294663, issued on May 15, 2007. Check the license (Maryland TA1308, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nita Gala
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TA1308 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5604 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD 21704
- Phone
- (301) 682-7140
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5604 Buckeystown Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richa Kaushik, PHARMDPharmacist1497355259
Verify Nita Gala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA1308Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $553.91
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Nita Gala among 924 optometrist records in Maryland
Nita Gala, O.D. is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Maryland
There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Crampton, O.D.Frederick, MD 217041821446808
- Irving Gan, O.D.Frederick, MD 217041679792683
- Iliana Garrido, O.DFrederick, MD 217041184858623
- Robert Gertz, O.D.Urbana, MD 217041023158193
- Lynn HatrickFrederick, MD 217041366701559
- Dharni Patel, ODFrederick, MD 217041164122651
- Tahira Raja, ODFrederick, MD 217041518512078
- Lisa Smith, O.D.Frederick, MD 217041093877862
Common questions
What is Nita Gala, O.D.'s NPI number?
Nita Gala, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720294663, issued on May 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nita Gala, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5604 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD, 21704. Phone: (301) 682-7140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nita Gala, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA1308, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
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.